05-12-2016 | Original Paper | Uitgave 3/2017
Open Access
Sensory Clusters of Adults With and Without Autism Spectrum Conditions
- Tijdschrift:
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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Uitgave 3/2017
- Auteurs:
- Marie Elwin, Agneta Schröder, Lena Ek, Tuula Wallsten, Lars Kjellin
Abstract
We identified clusters of atypical sensory functioning adults with ASC by hierarchical cluster analysis. A new scale for commonly self-reported sensory reactivity was used as a measure. In a low frequency group (n = 37), all subscale scores were relatively low, in particular atypical sensory/motor reactivity. In the intermediate group (n = 17) hyperreactivity, sensory interests and sensory/motor issues were significantly elevated in relation to the first group, but not hyporeactivity. In a high frequency subgroup (n = 17) all subscale scores were significantly elevated and co-occurrence of hyper- and hyporeactivity was evident. In a population sample, a cluster of low scorers (n = 136) and high scorers relative to the other cluster (n = 26) was found. Identification of atypical sensory reactivity is important for targeting support.