Sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder

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Autor(a) principal: Posar,Annio
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Visconti,Paola
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Jornal de Pediatria (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572018000400342
Resumo: Abstract Objective: The clinical picture of children with autism spectrum disorder is characterized by deficits of social interaction and communication, as well as by repetitive interests and activities. Sensory abnormalities are a very frequent feature that often go unnoticed due to the communication difficulties of these patients. This narrative review summarizes the main features of sensory abnormalities and the respective implications for the interpretation of several signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, and therefore for its management. Sources: A search was performed in PubMed (United States National Library of Medicine) about the sensory abnormalities in subjects (particularly children) with autism spectrum disorder. Summary of the findings: Sensory symptoms are common and often disabling in children with autism spectrum disorder, but are not specific for autism, being a feature frequently described also in subjects with intellectual disability. Three main sensory patterns have been described in autism spectrum disorder: hypo-responsiveness, hyper-responsiveness, and sensory seeking; to these, some authors have added a fourth pattern: enhanced perception. Sensory abnormalities may negatively impact the life of these individuals and their families. An impairment not only of unisensory modalities but also of multisensory integration is hypothesized. Conclusions: Atypical sensory reactivity of subjects with autism spectrum disorder may be the key to understand many of their abnormal behaviors, and thus it is a relevant aspect to be taken into account in their daily management in all the contexts in which they live. A formal evaluation of sensory function should be always performed in these children.
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spelling Sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorderAutism spectrum disorderSensory reactivitySensory abnormalitiesSensory seekingAbstract Objective: The clinical picture of children with autism spectrum disorder is characterized by deficits of social interaction and communication, as well as by repetitive interests and activities. Sensory abnormalities are a very frequent feature that often go unnoticed due to the communication difficulties of these patients. This narrative review summarizes the main features of sensory abnormalities and the respective implications for the interpretation of several signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, and therefore for its management. Sources: A search was performed in PubMed (United States National Library of Medicine) about the sensory abnormalities in subjects (particularly children) with autism spectrum disorder. Summary of the findings: Sensory symptoms are common and often disabling in children with autism spectrum disorder, but are not specific for autism, being a feature frequently described also in subjects with intellectual disability. Three main sensory patterns have been described in autism spectrum disorder: hypo-responsiveness, hyper-responsiveness, and sensory seeking; to these, some authors have added a fourth pattern: enhanced perception. Sensory abnormalities may negatively impact the life of these individuals and their families. An impairment not only of unisensory modalities but also of multisensory integration is hypothesized. Conclusions: Atypical sensory reactivity of subjects with autism spectrum disorder may be the key to understand many of their abnormal behaviors, and thus it is a relevant aspect to be taken into account in their daily management in all the contexts in which they live. A formal evaluation of sensory function should be always performed in these children.Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria2018-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572018000400342Jornal de Pediatria v.94 n.4 2018reponame:Jornal de Pediatria (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria (SBP)instacron:SBPE10.1016/j.jped.2017.08.008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPosar,AnnioVisconti,Paolaeng2018-08-16T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0021-75572018000400342Revistahttp://www.jped.com.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||jped@jped.com.br1678-47820021-7557opendoar:2018-08-16T00:00Jornal de Pediatria (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria (SBP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder
title Sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder
spellingShingle Sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder
Posar,Annio
Autism spectrum disorder
Sensory reactivity
Sensory abnormalities
Sensory seeking
title_short Sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder
title_full Sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder
title_fullStr Sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder
title_full_unstemmed Sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder
title_sort Sensory abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder
author Posar,Annio
author_facet Posar,Annio
Visconti,Paola
author_role author
author2 Visconti,Paola
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Posar,Annio
Visconti,Paola
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Autism spectrum disorder
Sensory reactivity
Sensory abnormalities
Sensory seeking
topic Autism spectrum disorder
Sensory reactivity
Sensory abnormalities
Sensory seeking
description Abstract Objective: The clinical picture of children with autism spectrum disorder is characterized by deficits of social interaction and communication, as well as by repetitive interests and activities. Sensory abnormalities are a very frequent feature that often go unnoticed due to the communication difficulties of these patients. This narrative review summarizes the main features of sensory abnormalities and the respective implications for the interpretation of several signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, and therefore for its management. Sources: A search was performed in PubMed (United States National Library of Medicine) about the sensory abnormalities in subjects (particularly children) with autism spectrum disorder. Summary of the findings: Sensory symptoms are common and often disabling in children with autism spectrum disorder, but are not specific for autism, being a feature frequently described also in subjects with intellectual disability. Three main sensory patterns have been described in autism spectrum disorder: hypo-responsiveness, hyper-responsiveness, and sensory seeking; to these, some authors have added a fourth pattern: enhanced perception. Sensory abnormalities may negatively impact the life of these individuals and their families. An impairment not only of unisensory modalities but also of multisensory integration is hypothesized. Conclusions: Atypical sensory reactivity of subjects with autism spectrum disorder may be the key to understand many of their abnormal behaviors, and thus it is a relevant aspect to be taken into account in their daily management in all the contexts in which they live. A formal evaluation of sensory function should be always performed in these children.
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