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Investigating Visual–Tactile Interactions over Time and Space in Adults with Autism

Auteurs: Daniel Poole, Emma Gowen, Paul A. Warren, Ellen Poliakoff

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 10/2015

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Abstract

It has been suggested that the sensory symptoms which affect many people with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) may be related to alterations in multisensory processing. Typically, the likelihood of interactions between the senses increases when information is temporally and spatially coincident. We explored visual–tactile interactions in adults with ASC for the first time in two experiments using low-level stimuli. Both participants with ASC and matched neurotypical controls only produced crossmodal interactions to near simultaneous stimuli, suggesting that temporal modulation is unaffected in the adult population. We also provide preliminary evidence that visual–tactile interactions may occur over greater spatial distances in participants with ASC, which merits further exploration.
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The pattern and statistical significance of results was unaffected by removal of the participant that did not reach the ADOS cut-off. This participant is included in the analysis presented here.
 
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A post hoc power analysis on the trend towards an interaction for Group × Position suggests a sample of 20 participants in each group would be required to find a statistically significant effect where β = 0.84.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Investigating Visual–Tactile Interactions over Time and Space in Adults with Autism
Auteurs
Daniel Poole
Emma Gowen
Paul A. Warren
Ellen Poliakoff
Publicatiedatum
11-06-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 10/2015
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2492-8