Relationship between Visual Perception and Imitation in School Function among Autism

Twenty children with autism (4 to 9 years 6-month-old) participated in this study. All the participants tested with Developmental Test of Visual Perception: Second Edition, Motor Imitation Assessment, unstructured Motor Imitation Assessment and School Functional Assessment (SFA). The result revealed that school function of autistic children has a significant relationship with their visual perception and imitation performance. About fifteen components of SFA had relationship with visual perception subtest in Motor Reduced Visual Perceptions (visual motor integration r = 0.462) and for the imitation task (unstructured gesture imitation r = 0.472 and unstructured object imitation r = 0. 559).