ArticleBMC psychiatry2024
Altered somatosensory processing in adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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- A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging meta-analysis of differences in brain activity between children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using activation likelihood estimation.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Linking sensory processing patterns and somatosensory thresholds to behavioural and emotional symptoms in adolescents with ADHD.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- [Graph convolution-based brain network analysis of visual mismatch negativity in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2026Article
- Children with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have evidence of sensory nerve degeneration.PloS one · 2026Article
- Altered processing of self-produced sensations in psychosis at cortical and spinal levels.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Article
- Oscillatory and evoked neural responses underlying gating in the primary somatosensory cortices: Evidence from optically-pumped magnetometry.NeuroImage · 2025Article
- Correction.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2025Article
- The effects of chiropractic adjustment on inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a pilot RCT.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundTactile sensitivity and sensory overload in ADHD are well-documented in clinical-, self-, and parent- reports, but empirical evidence is scarce and ambiguous and focuses primarily on children. Here, we compare both empirical and self-report tactile sensitivity and ADHD symptomatology in adults with ADHD and neurotypical controls. We evaluate whether tactile sensitivity and integration is more prevalent in ADHD and whether it is related to ADHD symptom severity.
methodsSomatosensory evoked potential (SEP) amplitudes were measured in 27 adults with ADHD and 24 controls during four conditions (rest, stroking of the own arm, stroking of the arm by a researcher, and stroking of an object). Participants also filled out questionnaires on tactile sensitivity and ADHD symptoms and performed a Qb-test as an objective measure of ADHD symptom severity.
resultsParticipants with ADHD self-reported greater tactile sensitivity and ADHD symptom severity than controls and received higher scores on the Qb-test. These values correlated with one another. ADHD participants showed lower tolerable threshold for electrical radial nerve stimulus, and greater reduction in cortical SEP amplitudes during additional tactile stimuli which was correlated with ADHD symptoms.
conclusionsWe find that ADHD symptomatology and touch sensitivity are directly linked, using both self-reports and experimental measures. We also find evidence of tactile sensory overload in ADHD, and an indication that this is linked to inattention specifically. Tactile sensitivity and sensory overload impact the functioning and life quality of many people with ADHD, and clinicians should consider this when treating their patients.
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