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Sensory correlations in autism

Janet K. Kern

Madhukar H. Trivedi

Bruce D. Grannemann

University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Carolyn R. Garver

Autism Treatment Center, Dallas, USA

Danny G. Johnson

University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Alonzo A. Andrews

Autism Treatment Center, San Antonio, USA

Jayshree S. Savla

University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA

Jyutika A. Mehta

University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, USA

Jennifer L. Schroeder

University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA

This study examined the relationship between auditory, visual, touch, and oral sensory dysfunction in autism and their relationship to multisensory dysfunction and severity of autism. The Sensory Profile was completed on 104 persons with a diagnosis of autism, 3 to 56 years of age. Analysis showed a significant correlation between the different processing modalities using total scores. Analysis also showed a significant correlation between processing modalities for both high and low thresholds, with the exception that auditory high threshold processing did not correlate with oral low threshold or touch low threshold processing. Examination of the different age groups suggests that sensory disturbance correlates with severity of autism in children, but not in adolescents and adults. Evidence from this study suggests that: all the main modalities and multisensory processing appear to be affected; sensory processing dysfunction in autism is global in nature; and sensory processing problems need to be considered part of the disorder.

Key Words: autism • sensory processing • Sensory Profile

Autism, Vol. 11, No. 2, 123-134 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1362361307075702
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