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Sensory processing related to attention in children with ASD, ADHD, or typical development: results from the ELENA cohort
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Autism-spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are early neurodevelopmental conditions that share clinical characteristics, raising important issues in clinical diagnosis. We aimed to compare (1) sensory processing in four groups of children: ASD alone, ASD + ADHD, ADHD alone, and typical development (TD) and (2) the association between sensory processing and attention in the three groups with neurodevelopmental disorders. Our sample included 120 children aged from 6 to 12 years divided into four groups: ASD alone (N = 43), ASD + ADHD (N = 18), ADHD alone (N = 28), and TD (N = 31). Atypical sensory processing was more frequent in ASD and/or ADHD than in TD, without a significant difference between ASD and ADHD. However, the variance analysis of attention problems revealed differences between the ADHD and ASD groups. Thus, the rate of atypical sensory processing was comparable between the ASD and ADHD groups, suggesting that further studies are needed to explore atypical SP in all neurodevelopmental disorders.
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“Sensory sensitivities, prevalent in both ASD and ADHD, are closely linked to behaviors such as withholding bowel movements, further complicating constipation (36).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- for ELENA study group, Dellapiazza, F., Michelon, C., Vernhet, C., Muratori, F., Blanc, N., Picot, M.-C., & Baghdadli, A.
- Affiliations
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Fondazione Stella Maris (IT)
- Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Baghdadli, Amaria
- Venue
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Published
- 2020-03-25
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 283-291
- ISSN
- 1018-8827 (ISSN-L)
- 1435-165X
- OpenAlex
- W3013318331
- Cited by
- 107
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 25 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 11
- FWCI
- 5.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- French Health Ministry (DGOS-PHRC-N-2013-13-0232)
- CHU of Montpellier
- Caisse nationale de solidarité pour l'autonomie (CNSA 030319)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Keywords
- sensory processing, attention deficits, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, neurodevelopmental disorders, children
- MeSH terms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Perception
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