Autistic individuals have difficulty processing and responding to information from their senses, as well as difficulties with communication and social interaction. Visual problems are also very common.
Often, the signs of these vision problems can be masked by the behaviors that autistic individuals use to cope with the sensory overload of the world around them. The behaviors that are attributable to both autism and vision problems can include lack of eye contact, staring at spinning objects or light, fleeting peripheral glances, side viewing, and difficulty attending visually.
HERE ARE A FEW OF THE SYMPTOMS:
Complains of blurred vision
Rubs eyes frequently
Squints
Nearsightedness
Farsightedness
Astigmatism
(inability to see clearly in the distance or up close)
Closes or covers one eye
Occasionally sees double
Rubs eyes frequently
Able to read for only a short time
Poor reading comprehension
Eye coordination problems
(inability to coordinate the eyes together effectively)
Moves head excessively when reading
Frequently loses place, skips lines when reading
Uses finger to keep place
Poor reading comprehension
Short attention span
Check the rest of the symptoms out at https://www.covd.org/page/symptoms
