Wodka Ericka L, Puts Nicolaas A J, Mahone E Mark, Edden Richard A E, Tommerdahl Mark, Mostofsky Stewart H
Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 3901 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21211, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolf St., Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2016 Oct;46(10):3232-41. doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-2866-6.
Sensory processing abnormalities in autism have largely been described by parent report. This study used a multi-method (parent-report and measurement), multi-trait (tactile sensitivity and attention) design to evaluate somatosensory processing in ASD. Results showed multiple significant within-method (e.g., parent report of different traits)/cross-trait (e.g., attention and tactile sensitivity) correlations, suggesting that parent-reported tactile sensory dysfunction and performance-based tactile sensitivity describe different behavioral phenomena. Additionally, both parent-reported tactile functioning and performance-based tactile sensitivity measures were significantly associated with measures of attention. Findings suggest that sensory (tactile) processing abnormalities in ASD are multifaceted, and may partially reflect a more global deficit in behavioral regulation (including attention). Challenges of relying solely on parent-report to describe sensory difficulties faced by children/families with ASD are also highlighted.
自闭症中的感觉处理异常大多是通过家长报告来描述的。本研究采用多方法(家长报告和测量)、多特征(触觉敏感性和注意力)设计来评估自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)中的躯体感觉处理。结果显示了多种显著的方法内(例如,不同特征的家长报告)/跨特征(例如,注意力和触觉敏感性)相关性,这表明家长报告的触觉感觉功能障碍和基于表现的触觉敏感性描述了不同的行为现象。此外,家长报告的触觉功能和基于表现的触觉敏感性测量均与注意力测量显著相关。研究结果表明,ASD中的感觉(触觉)处理异常是多方面的,可能部分反映了行为调节(包括注意力)方面更广泛的缺陷。同时也强调了仅依靠家长报告来描述ASD儿童/家庭所面临的感觉困难的挑战。