ArticleJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2019
A longitudinal study of parent-reported sensory responsiveness in toddlers at-risk for autism.
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- Self and caregiver report measurement of sensory features in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review of psychometric properties.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Restricted and repetitive behavior in children with autism during the first three years of life: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Early non-social behavioural indicators of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in siblings at elevated likelihood for ASD: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Sensory Reactivity Symptoms Are a Core Feature of ADNP Syndrome Irrespective of Autism Diagnosis.Genes · 2021Trial
- Short-term outcomes and six-month follow-up of BEAR: a blended, pre-emptive intervention for infants and toddlers at elevated likelihood for autism.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Interplay between motor stereotypies, emotional dysregulation, and sensory reactivity in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Cascading effect of early sensory differences on subsequent autistic traits in infants later diagnosed with autism: a prospective cohort study.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2026Article
- Early sensory differences in toddlers at elevated likelihood for autism and association with later autistic traits: a prospective cohort study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Capturing Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Differentiated Sensory Processing Profiles: Non-Syndromic Autism and Fragile X Syndrome.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- A cascading effects model of early sensory development in autism.Psychological review · 2026Review
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- Infant sensory gating and a developmental cascade to autistic traits and anxiety.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Cortical markers of excitation/inhibition balance are associated with sensory responsivity from infancy in longitudinal cohorts enriched for autism and ADHD.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Developmental Impacts of Early Sensory Patterns on School-Age Adaptive, Maladaptive, and Participation Outcomes in Autistic and Non-autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Description of Motor Stereotypies in Adolescents and Adults With Autistic Spectrum Disorder.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Article
- Differentiating early sensory profiles in toddlers at elevated likelihood of autism and association with later clinical outcome and diagnosis.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Sensory Profiles in Relation to Later Adaptive Functioning Among Toddlers at High-Familial Likelihood for Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Relations Between Early Sensory Responsiveness and Later Communication in Infants with Autistic and Non-autistic Siblings.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Early developmental profiles of sensory features and links to school-age adaptive and maladaptive outcomes: A birth cohort investigation.Development and psychopathology · 2024Article
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backgroundAtypical sensory responsivity and sensory interests are now included in the DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) under the broad domain of restricted and repetitive behavior (RRB). However, relatively little is known about the emergence of sensory-related features and their relation to conventionally defined RRB in the first years of life.
methodsProspective, longitudinal parent-report data using the Sensory Experiences Questionnaire (SEQ) were collected for 331 high-risk toddlers (74 of whom met diagnostic criteria for ASD at age 2) and 135 low-risk controls. Longitudinal profiles for SEQ scores were compared between groups across ages 12-24 months. Associations between SEQ measures and measures of RRB subtypes (based on the Repetitive Behavior Scale, Revised) were also examined.
resultsLongitudinal profiles for all SEQ scores significantly differed between groups. SEQ scores were elevated for the ASD group from age 12 months, with differences becoming more pronounced across the 12-24 month interval. At both 12 and 24 months, most measures derived from the SEQ were significantly associated with all subtypes of RRB.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that differences in sensory responsivity may be evident in high-risk infants later diagnosed with ASD in early toddlerhood, and that the magnitude of these differences increases over the second year of life. The high degree of association between SEQ scores and RRB supports the conceptual alignment of these features but also raises questions as to explanatory mechanisms.
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