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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022

Auditory Attention Deployment in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Katherine A Emmons, Adrian Kc Lee, Annette Estes, Stephen Dager, Eric Larson, Daniel R McCloy, Tanya St John, Bonnie K Lau

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Katherine A EmmonsUW Autism Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Adrian Kc LeeDepartment of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Annette EstesUW Autism Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Stephen DagerDepartment of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
Eric LarsonInstitute for Learning and Brain Sciences, University of Washington, Box 357988, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
Daniel R McCloyInstitute for Learning and Brain Sciences, University of Washington, Box 357988, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-3241
Tanya St JohnUW Autism Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Bonnie K LauInstitute for Learning and Brain Sciences, University of Washington, Box 357988, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA. blau@uw.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0576-5470

Funding

Mechanisms of Brain Dysmorphology in MN1 C-Terminal Truncation Syndrome, a Novel Intellectual Developmental Disability Disorder P50HD103524 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Sandra E Juul · 2020 to 2026
$9.9M
Infant Neural Processing of Sound TALK Administrative SupplementR00DC016640 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI LAU, BONNIE K. · 2020 to 2023
$1.0M
Development of neural processing of sound in infancyK99DC016640 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI LAU, BONNIE K. · 2018 to 2019
$256k
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103524NIDCD NIH HHS K99 DC016640NIDCD NIH HHS R00 DC016640
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Difficulty listening in noisy environments is a common complaint of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the mechanisms underlying such auditory processing challenges are unknown. This preliminary study investigated auditory attention deployment in adults with ASD. Participants were instructed to maintain or switch attention between two simultaneous speech streams in three conditions: location (co-located versus ± 30° separation), voice (same voice versus male-female contrast), and both cues together. Results showed that individuals with ASD can selectively direct attention using location or voice cues, but performance was best when both cues were present. In comparison to neurotypical adults, overall performance was less accurate across all conditions. These findings warrant further investigation into auditory attention deployment differences in individuals with ASD.

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderVoiceAttentionAuditory PerceptionFemaleHumansMaleSpeechYoung AdultAuditory attentionAuditory processingAutism spectrum disorderSelective attentionSpeech perception

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PMID34013478
PMCPMC8860962

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