The Pattern of Sensory Processing Abnormalities in Autism

Autor/inn/en	Kern, Janet K.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Garver, Carolyn R.; Grannemann, Bruce D.; Andrews, Alonzo A.; Savla, Jayshree S.; Johnson, Danny G.; Mehta, Jyutika A.; Schroeder, Jennifer L.
Titel	The Pattern of Sensory Processing Abnormalities in Autism
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 10 (2006) 5, S.480-494 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361306066564
Schlagwörter	Tactual Perception; Autism; Sensory Experience; Comparative Analysis; Perceptual Impairments; Cognitive Processes; Visual Perception; Auditory Perception + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Taktile Wahrnehmung; Autismus; Sinnerfahrung; Perceptual handicaps; Wahrnehmungsstörung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik
Abstract	The study was undertaken to evaluate the nature of sensory dysfunction in persons with autism. The cross-sectional study examined auditory, visual, oral, and touch sensory processing, as measured by the Sensory Profile, in 104 persons with a diagnosis of autism, 3-56 years of age, gender- and age-matched to community controls. Persons with autism had abnormal auditory, visual, touch, and oral sensory processing that was significantly different from controls. This finding was also apparent when the high and low thresholds of these modalities were examined separately. At later ages for the group with autism, lower levels of abnormal sensory processing were found, except for low threshold touch, which did not improve significantly. There was a significant interaction in low threshold auditory and low threshold visual, suggesting that the two groups change differently over time on these variables. These results suggest that sensory abnormalities in autism are global in nature (involving several modalities) but have the potential to improve with age. (Contains 2 tables and 8 figures.) (Author).
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