Sensory Over-Responsivity in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions

Autor/inn/en	Tavassoli, Teresa; Miller, Lucy J.; Schoen, Sarah A.; Nielsen, Darci M.; Baron-Cohen, Simon
Titel	Sensory Over-Responsivity in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 18 (2014) 4, S.428-432 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361313477246
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Adults; Perceptual Impairments; Sensory Experience; Online Surveys; Correlation; Multivariate Analysis; Raven Progressive Matrices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Perceptual handicaps; Wahrnehmungsstörung; Sinnerfahrung; Korrelation; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	Anecdotal reports and empirical evidence suggest that sensory processing issues are a key feature of autism spectrum conditions. This study set out to investigate whether adults with autism spectrum conditions report more sensory over-responsivity than adults without autism spectrum conditions. Another goal of the study was to identify whether autistic traits in adults with and without autism spectrum conditions were associated with sensory over-responsivity. Adults with (n = 221) and without (n = 181) autism spectrum conditions participated in an online survey. The Autism Spectrum Quotient, the Raven Matrices and the Sensory Processing Scale were used to characterize the sample. Adults with autism spectrum conditions reported more sensory over-responsivity than control participants across various sensory domains (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory and proprioceptive). Sensory over-responsivity correlated positively with autistic traits (Autism Spectrum Quotient) at a significant level across groups and within groups. Adults with autism spectrum conditions experience sensory over-responsivity to daily sensory stimuli to a high degree. A positive relationship exists between sensory over-responsivity and autistic traits. Understanding sensory over-responsivity and ways of measuring it in adults with autism spectrum conditions has implications for research and clinical settings. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10