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Sensory Processing in Low-Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Distinct Sensory Profiles and Their Relationships with Behavioral Dysfunction

Auteurs: Corentin Gonthier, Lucie Longuépée, Martine Bouvard

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2016

Abstract

Sensory processing abnormalities are relatively universal in individuals with autism spectrum disorder, and can be very disabling. Surprisingly, very few studies have investigated these abnormalities in low-functioning adults with autism. The goals of the present study were (a) to characterize distinct profiles of sensory dysfunction, and (b) to understand how sensory dysfunction relates to behavioral disorders in this population. Data were collected for a representative sample of inpatients in autism care centers (N = 148) and a non-clinical control group. Results demonstrated that sensory dysfunction (a) is highly prevalent in low-functioning adults with ASD and differentiates at least four sub-profiles of patients, and (b) predicts specific patterns of behavioral disorders. Implications for care are discussed.

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The main purpose of the control group was to obtain a baseline for the analysis of sensory sub-profiles: for example, it was of interest to characterize ASD patients as “over-sensitive” or “under-sensitive” when compared to a neutral reference point. For this reason, a non-clinical control group was most appropriate to the purpose of this study. Past studies have often based analyses of sensory profiles on non-clinical normative data (e.g. Lane et al. 2010).

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Titel: Sensory Processing in Low-Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Distinct Sensory Profiles and Their Relationships with Behavioral Dysfunction
Auteurs: Corentin Gonthier
Lucie Longuépée
Martine Bouvard
Publicatiedatum: 30-06-2016
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2850-1

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