Auditory Pitch Perception in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Yu; Tang, Enze; Ding, Hongwei
Titel	Auditory Pitch Perception in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65 (2022) 12, S.4866-4886 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Autism Spectrum Disorders; Auditory Perception; Auditory Stimuli; Age Differences; Nonverbal Ability; Acoustics; Cognitive Processes; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Auditive Stimulation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Purpose: Pitch plays an important role in auditory perception of music and language. This study provides a systematic review with meta-analysis to investigate whether individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have enhanced pitch processing ability and to identify the potential factors associated with processing differences between ASD and neurotypicals. Method: We conducted a systematic search through six major electronic databases focusing on the studies that used nonspeech stimuli to provide a qualitative and quantitative assessment across existing studies on pitch perception in autism. We identified potential participant- and methodology-related moderators and conducted metaregression analyses using mixed-effects models. Results: On the basis of 22 studies with a total of 464 participants with ASD, we obtained a small-to-medium positive effect size (g = 0.26) in support of enhanced pitch perception in ASD. Moreover, the mean age and nonverbal IQ of participants were found to significantly moderate the between-studies heterogeneity. Conclusions: Our study provides the first meta-analysis on auditory pitch perception in ASD and demonstrates the existence of different developmental trajectories between autistic individuals and neurotypicals. In addition to age, nonverbal ability is found to be a significant contributor to the lower level/local processing bias in ASD. We highlight the need for further investigation of pitch perception in ASD under challenging listening conditions. Future neurophysiological and brain imaging studies with a longitudinal design are also needed to better understand the underlying neural mechanisms of atypical pitch processing in ASD and to help guide auditory-based interventions for improving language and social functioning. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01