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- Title
Increased Prevalence of Unusual Sensory Behaviors in Infants at Risk for, and Teens with, Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Authors
Etten, Hannah; Kaur, Maninderjit; Srinivasan, Sudha; Cohen, Shereen; Bhat, Anjana; Dobkins, Karen
- Abstract
The current study investigated the prevalence and pattern of unusual sensory behaviors (USBs) in teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and infants (3-36 months) at risk for ASD. From two different sites (UCSD and UConn), caregivers of infants at high ( n = 32 ) and low risk ( n = 33) for ASD, and teenagers with ( n = 12) and without ASD ( n = 11), completed age-appropriate Sensory Profile questionnaires (Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile; Dunn 2002; Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile; Brown and Dunn 2002). The results show that high-risk infants and teenagers with ASD exhibit higher-than-typical prevalence of USBs. Results of our distribution analyses investigating the direction of sensory atypicalities (greater-than-typical vs. less-than-typical) revealed a fair degree of consistency amongst teens, however, USB patterns were more varied in high-risk infants.
- Subjects
AUTISM risk factors; SIBLINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSORY disorders; DISEASE prevalence; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2017, Vol 47, Issue 11, p3431
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-017-3227-9