ReviewDevelopmental cognitive neuroscience2018
Autism spectrum disorder in the scope of tactile processing.
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- Novel Parent Survey Measures Sensory Behaviors Incorporating Sensory Modality and Stimulus Intensity.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Primary sensory neuron dysfunction underlying mechanical itch hypersensitivity in a Shank3 mouse model of autism.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Atypical tactile preferences in autism spectrum disorder: Reduced pleasantness responses to soft objects resembling human body parts.Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2025Article
- Reduced relationship-specific social touching and atypical association with emotional bonding in autistic adults.Molecular autism · 2025Article
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- Modifying quantitative sensory testing to investigate tactile sensory function and behavioral reactivity in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: establishing feasibility and testing sex, autism, and self-injury effects.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2025Article
- Dynamic functional adaptations during touch observation in autism: connectivity strength is linked to attitudes towards social touch and social responsiveness.Molecular autism · 2025Article
- Machine learning model for reproducing subjective sensations and alleviating sound-induced stress in individuals with developmental disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Autism spectrum disorder variation as a computational trade-off via dynamic range of neuronal population responses.Nature neuroscience · 2024Article
- Caregivers' Assessment of the Sensory Processing Patterns Exhibited by Children with Autism in the Gulf Region.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Forwarding the Science of Sensory Features in Autism and Related Conditions.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
Sensory processing abnormalities are among the most common behavioral phenotypes seen in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), typically characterized by either over- or under-responsiveness to stimulation. In this review, we focus on tactile processing dysfunction in ASD. We firstly review clinical studies wherein sensitivity to tactile stimuli has traditionally been assessed by self-, parent- and experimenter-reports. We also discuss recent investigations using psychophysical paradigms that gauge individual tactile thresholds. These more experimentally rigorous studies allow for more objective assessments of tactile abnormalities in ASD. However, little is understood about the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these abnormalities, or the link between tactile abnormalities and ASD symptoms. Neurobiological research that has been conducted has pointed toward dysfunction in the excitation/inhibition balance of the central nervous system of those with ASD. This review covers recent efforts that have investigated tactile dysfunction in ASD from clinical and behavioral perspectives, and some of the efforts to link these to neurobiology. On the whole, findings are inconsistent, which can be ascribed to the subjectivity of clinical assessments, the heterogeneity of ASD cohorts, and the diversity of tactile sensitivity measures. Future endeavors into understanding tactile processing differences in ASD will greatly benefit from controlled experiments driven by neurobiological hypotheses.
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