Describing the Sensory Abnormalities of Children and Adults with Autism

By S. Leekam, C. Nieto, Sarah J Libby, L. Wing, J. Gould. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health

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Talent in autism: hyper-systemizing, hyper-attention to detail and sensory hypersensitivity (2009, background): “Mottron & Burack (2001) postulated the 'enhanced perceptual functioning' model of ASC, characterized by superior low-level perceptual processing.”
The Cerebellum, Sensitive Periods, and Autism (2014, background): “At later ages, sensory abnormalities persist (Leekam et al., 2007) and more complex deficits emerge.”
Food selectivity and sensory sensitivity in children with autism spectrum disorders (2010, neutral): “Leekam et al. (27) suggested that particular sensory inputs can cause behavior problems in individuals with ASDs who are unable to describe their distress.”
Autistics speak but are they heard (2013, neutral): “taking different experiential forms and occurring in different sense domains) and pervasive) (Kern et al., 2006; Klintwall et al., 2011; Leekam et al., 2007; Samson et al., 2011; Tomchek & Dunn, 2007).”
Sensory Processing in Autism: A Review of Neurophysiologic Findings (2011, positive): “Although sensory hyper- and hyporesponsiveness are not unique to ASD, they appear to be more prevalent in this population than in other developmental disabilities (4,8,9).”
Vision in autism spectrum disorders. (2009, background): “Another list is given in Leekam et al. (2007) and corresponds to questions asked in the DISCO diagnostic interview (Leekam et al., 2002): Quotes from individuals on the autism spectrum are also informative, e.g.: ‘‘my bed was surrounded and totally encased by tiny spots which I called stars, like…”
Videogames and Young People with Developmental Disorders (2010, background): “Some children with autism are attracted to bright lights, shiny phenomena, or twisting or spinning objects (Leekam et al., 2007)—all of which can be found in videogames.”