The Impact of Atypical Sensory Processing on Adaptive Functioning and Maladaptive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder During Childhood: Results from the ELENA Cohort
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Atypical sensory processing is common in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but their role in adaptive difficulties and problem behaviors is poorly understood. Our aim was to determine the prevalence and type of atypical sensory processing in children with ASD and investigate its impact on their adaptive functioning and maladaptive behaviors. We studied a subsample of 197 children rigorously diagnosed with ASD from the ELENA cohort. Children were divided into atypical and typical sensory processing groups and several independent variables were compared, including adaptive functioning and maladaptive behaviors. Overall, 86.8% of the children had at least one atypical sensory pattern and all sensory modalities were disturbed. Atypical sensory processing explained a significant part of the variance of behavioral problems.
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Atypical sensory responses may persist throughout the life of people affected with ASD.
“In addition, those atypical sensory responses may persist throughout the life of people affected with ASD [36,37,38].”
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- Authors
- ELENA study group, Dellapiazza, F., Michelon, C., Oreve, M.-J., Robel, L., Schoenberger, M., Chatel, C., Vesperini, S., Maffre, T., Schmidt, R., Blanc, N., Vernhet, C., Picot, M.-C., & Baghdadli, A.
- Affiliations
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
- Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (FR)
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice (FR)
- College of the Holy Cross (US)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Baghdadli, Amaria
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2019-03-13
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2142-2152
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W2921300127
- Cited by
- 67
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 3.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier
- CNSA
- Direction Générale de l’offre de Soins (13-0232)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing, adaptive behavior, maladaptive behavior, behavioral problems, children
- MeSH terms
- Problem Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adaptation, Physiological, Child, Cognition, Female, Humans, Male, Sensation, Cohort Studies
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