ReviewNeuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2018
Ripe for solution: Delayed development of multisensory processing in autism and its remediation.
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- Audiovisual multisensory integration in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2018Pooled it
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- Relations Between Preferential Looking to Synchronous Audiovisual Speech and Expressive Language in Infants With Autistic and Non-Autistic Siblings.Mind, brain and education : the official journal of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society · 2026Article
- A neuro-computational framework for modeling the development of cross-sensory interactions in Autism: from mechanistic understanding to targeted intervention.Research square · 2026Article
- Examining the independent and combined effects of autistic and ADHD traits on multisensory integration.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Associations between symptom severity in autism and functional neuroimaging measures of audiovisual speech perception.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2026Article
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- Continuous tracking of audiovisual motion.Journal of vision · 2025Article
- Is Competition the Default Configuration of Cross-Sensory Interactions?The European journal of neuroscience · 2025Article
- Multisensory Integration of Naturalistic Speech and Gestures in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Article
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- Auditory environments influence the link between Autistic traits and quality of life.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Autistic individuals benefit from gestures during degraded speech comprehension.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- Fitting parameters in children with cochlear implants and severe additional disabilities.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Haptic and visuo-haptic impairments for object recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder: focus on the sensory and multisensory processing dysfunctions.Experimental brain research · 2024Article
- Tactile cues are more intrinsically linked to motor timing than visual cues in visual-tactile sensorimotor synchronization.Attention, perception & psychophysics · 2024Article
- Speech Reception in Young Children with Autism Is Selectively Indexed by a Neural Oscillation Coupling Anomaly.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
Difficulty integrating inputs from different sensory sources is commonly reported in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Accumulating evidence consistently points to altered patterns of behavioral reactions and neural activity when individuals with ASD observe or act upon information arriving through multiple sensory systems. For example, impairments in the integration of seen and heard speech appear to be particularly acute, with obvious implications for interpersonal communication. Here, we explore the literature on multisensory processing in autism with a focus on developmental trajectories. While much remains to be understood, some consistent observations emerge. Broadly, sensory integration deficits are found in children with an ASD whereas these appear to be much ameliorated, or even fully recovered, in older teenagers and adults on the spectrum. This protracted delay in the development of multisensory processing raises the possibility of applying early intervention strategies focused on multisensory integration, to accelerate resolution of these functions. We also consider how dysfunctional cross-sensory oscillatory neural communication may be one key pathway to impaired multisensory processing in ASD.
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