【Abstract】 Objective:To evaluate the visual cognition and comprehensive intelligence followed by hearing handicap which occurs in early stage.Methods:566 healthy subjects with early hearing impairment were tested by Visual-Motor Integration Developmental Test(VMI);and 62 of them were tested by Hiskey-Nebraska Test of Learning Aptitude(H-NTLA);and 45 subiects were tested by performance scale of WISC (PS-WISC) and Combined Raven’s Test (CRT). Results:The hearing handicaped children got significantly lower scores in VMI,H-NTLA, CRT and WISC-PS.The starting age of receiving special education in deaf school and the age of fitting hearing-aid, and positive family history significantly affected the status of visual cognition .Conclusion:Early hearing handicap could remarkably impede the children’s visual perception and intelligence development.Offering with hearing-aid ,and special education and speech training as early as possible could prevent him from disadvantageous condition to some extent.更多还原