Sensory Experiences Questionnaire: discriminating sensory features in young children with autism, developmental delays, and typical development

Abstract

The SEQ was able to characterize sensory features in young children with autism, and differentiate their sensory patterns from comparison groups. These unique sensory patterns have etiological implications, as well as relevance for assessment and intervention practices.

Alexithymia in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Its Relationship to Internalising Difficulties, Sensory Modulation and Social Cognition

“…ASD is characterised by a complex and heterogeneous pattern of sensory modulation, with both increased sensitivity and reduced responsiveness to sensory input often observed within the same individual (Baranek et al 2006;Crane et al 2009;Hirstein et al 2001).…”

Investigating emotional impairments in adults with autism spectrum disorders and the broader autism phenotype

“…Psychometric studies have highlighted that those with ASD not only have difficulties in interpersonal skills such as few friendships, little emotional connectedness, empathy and social enjoyment (e.g., Baron-Cohen et al, 2001, Baron-Cohen and Wheelwright, 2003Rogers et al, 2007;Chevallier et al, 2012a;Calder et al, 2012), but also have difficulties in processing their own emotions including poor emotional introspection, clarity, expression and regulation (e.g., Hill et al, 2004;Berthoz and Hill, 2005;Konstantareas and Stewart, 2006;Szatmari et al, 2008;Petrides et al, 2011;Rieffe et al, 2011;Samson et al, 2012). Hedonic abnormalities from sensitive arousal have also been noted (e.g., Baranek et al, 2006;Baron-Cohen et al, 2009). There is increasing interest in determining whether these emotional and hedonic features should be considered core factors underlying the social and communication deficits of ASD with findings from quantitative, behavioural studies being supplemented in recent years by findings of neuroimaging research.…”

The Sensory Experiences of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis

“…Sensory issues are commonly reported in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), from both first-hand (Grandin & Scariano, 1996;Jones, Quigney & Huws, 2003;Williams, 1998) and second-hand (Baranek, David, Poe, Stone & Watson, 2006;Leekam, Nieto, Libby, Wing & Gould, 2007;Dickie, Baranek, Schultz, Watson & McComish, 2009) perspectives.…”