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

30-06-2016 | Original Paper

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

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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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This sample size is in line with past research analyzing subprofiles of sensory dysfunction in participants with ASD: not counting the national survey reported by Ausderau et al. 2014, the average sample size was N = 99 in the studies cited here (range = 22–170; Baker et al. 2008; Baranek et al. 1997a; Ben-Sasson et al. 2008; Degenne-Richard 2014; Lane et al. 2010, 2011; Liss et al. 2006). For the relationship between sensory dysfunction and behavioral disorders, most effect sizes reported in prior studies ranged between R² = 0.05 and R² = 0.20 (Ben-Sasson et al. 2008; Lane et al. 2010; Liss et al. 2006); a power analysis indicated that a sample size of N = 152 was required to detect an effect size of R² = 0.05 with 0.80 power.
 
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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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Metagegevens
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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