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ArticleScientific reports2024

Sensory processing subtypes relate to distinct emotional and behavioral phenotypes in a mixed neurodevelopmental cohort.

Annie Brandes-Aitken, Rachel Powers, Jamie Wren, Robyn Chu, Kevin A Shapiro, Mary Steele, Pratik Mukherjee, Elysa J Marco

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Autism Sensory Profiles Predict Stimulus- Evoked Insula Connectivity.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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  7. Infant sensory gating and a developmental cascade to autistic traits and anxiety.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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8 authors.

Annie Brandes-AitkenDepartment of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA. aitkenannie@gmail.com.
Rachel PowersCortica Healthcare Inc, San Diego, CA, USA.
Jamie WrenDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Robyn ChuDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Kevin A ShapiroCortica Healthcare Inc, San Diego, CA, USA.
Mary SteeleLifetime in Neurodevelopmental Care, Encino, CA, USA.
Pratik MukherjeeDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Elysa J MarcoCortica Healthcare Inc, San Diego, CA, USA.

Funding

Neural Mechanisms of Sensory OverResponsivityR01MH116950 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MARCO, ELYSA JILL, MUKHERJEE, PRATIK · 2019 to 2023
$2.7M
NIH HHS # 5R01MH116950-04NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH116950
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Children with autism and other neurodevelopmental concerns (NDC) frequently exhibit an array of sensory processing dysfunction phenotypes, posing a significant challenge their adaptive development. Additionally, these children often encounter difficulties with self-regulation, including emotion dysregulation, anxiety, and symptoms associated with attention and hyperactivity. However, further research is required to comprehend how patterns of sensory processing differences across neurodevelopmental conditions may contribute to regulatory control problems. Adopting a transdiagnostic perspective within the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework, this study examined the relationship between clusters of sensory processing phenotypes and differential patterns of self-regulation behaviors. We recruited a sample of 117 participants (8-12 years) with a diverse range of neurodevelopmental concerns including autism, ADHD, anxiety, and sensory processing differences. This study aimed to (1) establish the prevalence of self-regulation problems in a community-recruited cohort of children with diverse NDCs; (2) construct data-driven sensory processing latent subtypes; (3) investigate group differences in emotion dysregulation, anxiety, and ADHD symptoms. Results showed that 39% of NDC children met clinically concerning thresholds for emotion dysregulation, 19% for anxiety, and 62% for ADHD. Second, latent profile analysis identified five sensory processing subtypes categorized by modality: Typical Processing, Intermediate/Mixed, Sensory Over-Responsive, Sensory Seeking, and Sensory Under-Responsive. Notably, the Sensory Over-Responsive group exhibited distinctively elevated anxiety scores, while the Sensory Seeking and Sensory Under-Responsive groups showed heightened ADHD scores. Intriguingly, the Sensory Over-Responsive, Sensory Under-Responsive, and Sensory Seeking subgroups all demonstrated elevated emotion dysregulation scores, suggesting a potential shared mechanism of emotion dysregulation that might elucidate the connection between sensory processing differences and increased anxiety and ADHD behaviors in children with autism and other NDCs.

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AnxietyAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityEmotionsAutism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderChildCohort StudiesEmotional RegulationFemaleHumansMaleNeurodevelopmental DisordersPhenotypeSelf-Control

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PMID39592662
PMCPMC11599893

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