Patterns of sensory modulation by age and sex in young people on the autism spectrum

Sensory modulation symptoms form a diagnostic criterion for autism spectrum disorder and are associated with significant daily functional limitations. Utilizing caregiver report on Short Sensory Profile-2 (SSP-2) for 919 autistic children (3–14.11 years), we examined the expression of sensory modulation symptoms by age and sex and investigated the existence of specific sensory modulation subtypes.

Citation:
Lane AE, Simpson K, Masi A, Grove R, Moni MA, ……… Whitehouse AJO, Eapen V. Patterns of sensory modulation by age and sex in young people on the autism spectrum. Autism Res. 2022.

Keywords:
Autism spectrum; cluster analysis; sensory; sensory modulation; young people

Abstract:
Sensory modulation symptoms form a diagnostic criterion for autism spectrum disorder and are associated with significant daily functional limitations. Utilizing caregiver report on Short Sensory Profile-2 (SSP-2) for 919 autistic children (3–14.11 years), we examined the expression of sensory modulation symptoms by age and sex and investigated the existence of specific sensory modulation subtypes.