SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2019
Update of a Meta-analysis of Sensory Symptoms in ASD: A New Decade of Research.
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137 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 237 citations in OpenAlex.
- The use of multisensory environments in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Children with autism spectrum disorder in high technology medicine environments; a qualitative systematic review of parental perspectives.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Characterizing Interoceptive Differences in Autism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Case-control Studies.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Self and caregiver report measurement of sensory features in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review of psychometric properties.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Decreased Sound Tolerance (Hyperacusis) in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis.Ear and hearingPooled it
- High-dose Vitamin-B6 reduces sensory over-responsivity.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2024Trial
- 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
- Improving Autism Diagnosis Across Ages Using Eye-Tracking and Temporal Transformer Models.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Linking sensory processing patterns and somatosensory thresholds to behavioural and emotional symptoms in adolescents with ADHD.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Early sensory differences in toddlers at elevated likelihood for autism and association with later autistic traits: a prospective cohort study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Dropout From Exercise Interventions in Autistic Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- The Influence of Sensory Processing on Executive Function in Young Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Variability in sensory processing and evoked potentials in Rett syndrome.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 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
- Sensory and Executive Function Subtypes Associated With Participation in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Latent Profile Analysis Approach.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Heterogeneous neurocognitive signatures in early childhood autism: a combined analysis of pharmacological treatment and gender.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Sex differences in autism spectrum disorder: behavioral and sensory phenotypes in humans and mouse models.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Towards Identifying Autistic Adults at Risk for Eating Disorders: A Brief Report Into Clustering of Social Camouflaging and Sensory Processing Differences.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Brief-Report: Associations Between Early Sensory Processing and Emotional-Behavioral Dysregulation in Autistic Toddlers.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
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Abstract
This meta-analysis updated evidence regarding sensory over-responsivity (SOR), under-responsivity (SUR) and seeking symptoms in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) relative to typical controls and those with other conditions. Fifty-five questionnaire studies included 4606 individuals with ASD. Moderators tested were age, IQ, male ratio, matching group, and self-report. Compared to typical controls, effect size was large and significant for SOR, SUR, and Seeking but heterogeneous. For Seeking, age, IQ and self-report were significant moderators. Compared with developmental disorders (DDs) groups, effect size was significantly positive for SOR and Seeking; whereas compared with other clinical groups, only SOR was significant. These findings highlight the core nature of sensory symptoms in ASD and particularly SOR. Explanatory factors are yet to be revealed.
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