ReviewMolecular autism2023
A working taxonomy for describing the sensory differences of autism.
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- Diminished Signal-to-Noise Ratio Disrupts Somatosensory Population Encoding and Drives Tactile Hyposensitivity in the Fmr1Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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- Sensory Over-Responsivity in Autism: A Bidirectional Brain-Gut-Microbiome Model.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- A cascading effects model of early sensory development in autism.Psychological review · 2026Review
- Autistic adults prefer social touch less but engage just as much: The impact of social context, relationship type, sensory responsivity, and psychological factors.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- Exploring the autism and functional neurological disorder association: Considerations from biopsychosocial, neuropsychological and computational models.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Review
- Exploring auditory perception experiences in daily situations in autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
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- Sensory Subgroups in Autism: The Role of Cognitive Abilities.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Development and psychometric validation of a novel, self-report visual processing questionnaire (ViPro-SR) for neurodivergent adults.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Conceptualizing the substrates and sequelae of decreased sound tolerance as a developmental cascade: A pilot study.Hearing research · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundIndividuals on the autism spectrum have been long described to process sensory information differently than neurotypical individuals. While much effort has been leveraged towards characterizing and investigating the neurobiology underlying the sensory differences of autism, there has been a notable lack of consistency in the terms being used to describe the nature of those differences. MAIN BODY: We argue that inconsistent and interchangeable terminology-use when describing the sensory differences of autism has become problematic beyond mere pedantry and inconvenience. We begin by highlighting popular terms that are currently being used to describe the sensory differences of autism (e.g. "sensitivity", "reactivity" and "responsivity") and discuss why poor nomenclature may hamper efforts towards understanding the aetiology of sensory differences in autism. We then provide a solution to poor terminology-use by proposing a hierarchical taxonomy for describing and referring to various sensory features.
conclusionInconsistent terminology-use when describing the sensory features of autism has stifled discussion and scientific understanding of the sensory differences of autism. The hierarchical taxonomy proposed was developed to help resolve lack of clarity when discussing the sensory differences of autism and to place future research targets at appropriate levels of analysis.
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