Brief Report: Differences in Multisensory Integration Covary with Sensory Responsiveness in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract

Research shows that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) differ in their behavioral patterns of responding to sensory stimuli (i.e., sensory responsiveness) and in various other aspects of sensory functioning relative to typical peers. This study explored relations between measures of sensory responsiveness and multisensory speech perception and integration in children with and without ASD. Participants were 8–17 year old children, 18 with ASD and 18 matched typically developing controls. Participants completed a psychophysical speech perception task, and parents reported on children’s sensory responsiveness. Psychophysical measures (e.g., audiovisual accuracy, temporal binding window) were associated with patterns of sensory responsiveness (e.g., hyporesponsiveness, sensory seeking). Results indicate that differences in multisensory speech perception and integration covary with atypical patterns of sensory responsiveness.

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Publication Title

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Department

Neuroscience

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3667-x

Keywords

Autism, Sensory, Audiovisual, Multisensory integration, Temporal binding, Speech perception

Language

English

Format

text

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