28-10-2022 | S:I: .Developmental Approach and Targeted Treatment of Sensory Alterations
Transdiagnostic Patterns of Sensory Processing in Autism and ADHD
Auteurs:
Nichole E. Scheerer, Anahid Pourtousi, Connie Yang, Zining Ding, Bobby Stojanoski, Evdokia Anagnostou, Robert Nicolson, Elizabeth Kelley, Stelios Georgiades, Jennifer Crosbie, Russell Schachar, Muhammad Ayub, Ryan A. Stevenson
Gepubliceerd in:
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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Uitgave 1/2024
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Abstract
Sensory processing abilities are highly variable within and across people diagnosed with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study examined the transdiagnostic nature of sensory processing abilities, and their association with features of autism and ADHD, in a large sample of autistic people (n = 495) and people with ADHD (n = 461). Five similar data-driven sensory phenotypes characterized sensory processing abilities, and showed similar patterns of association with features of autism and ADHD, across both diagnostic groups. These results demonstrate the transdiagnostic nature of sensory processing abilities, while contributing to a growing body of literature that suggests the autism and ADHD diagnostic labels have poor explanatory power.