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Magdalini Asaridou, Ericka L. Wodka, Richard A. E. Edden, Stewart H. Mostofsky, Nicolaas A. J. Puts, Jason L. He
(2024).
Could Sensory Differences Be a Sex-Indifferent Biomarker of Autism? Early Investigation Comparing Tactile Sensitivity Between Autistic Males and Females.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54(1), 239-255.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
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22 Oct 2022
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10.1007/s10803-022-05787-6
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Magdalini Asaridou,
Ericka L. Wodka,
Richard A. E. Edden,
Stewart H. Mostofsky,
Nicolaas A. J. Puts,
Jason L. He
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- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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- 54(1), 239-255
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- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Abstract
Abstract Sensory differences are highly prevalent in autistic individuals. However, few studies have compared their presentation between autistic males and autistic females. We used psychophysics to assess and compare tactile perceptual sensitivity between autistic and non-autistic boys and girls aged between 8 and 12 years of age. While there were sex-differences of amplitude discrimination, frequency discrimination and order judgement thresholds, these sex-differences were not autism-specific. Mean RTs and detection thresholds were elevated in autism but were comparable between the sexes. Tactile sensitivity measures that are elevated in autism but are otherwise comparable between autistic males and autistic females suggest the possibility that certain sensory features could be used as sex-indifferent markers of autism. Further investigation with larger and more representative samples should be conducted before any stronger conclusions are made.
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