Sensory abnormality and quantitative autism traits in children with and without autism spectrum disorder in an epidemiological population |
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Author: | Jussila, K.1; Junttila, M.1; Kielinen, M.2; |
Organizations: |
1Clinic of Child Psychiatry, PEDEGO Research Unit, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland 2Faculty of Education, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.5 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe202001071219 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Springer Nature,
2020
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Publish Date: | 2020-01-07 |
Description: |
AbstractSensory abnormalities (SAs) are recognized features in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and a relationship between SAs and ASD traits is also suggested in general population. Our aims were to estimate the prevalence of SAs in three different settings, and to study the association between SAs and quantitative autism traits (QAT) using the Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) and a parental questionnaire. In an epidemiological population of 8-year-old children (n = 4397), the prevalence of SAs was 8.3%, in an ASD sample (n = 28), 53.6%, and in a non-ASD sample (n = 4369), 8.0%, respectively. Tactile and auditory hypersensitivity predicted an ASD diagnosis. The ASSQ was able to differentiate children with and without SA. In conclusion, QAT level and SAs were associated in all study samples. see all
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Series: |
Journal of autism and developmental disorders |
ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
ISSN-E: | 1573-3432 |
ISSN-L: | 0162-3257 |
Volume: | 50 |
Pages: | 180 - 188 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-019-04237-0 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04237-0 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
516 Educational sciences |
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Funding: |
Open access funding provided by University of Oulu including Oulu University Hospital. We warmly thank all the children, their parents, and their teachers who participated in our study. We feel reverently grateful to child psychiatrist, Ph.D. Sirkka-Liisa Linna, who gave her expertice to the diagnostic process. For this study we received financial support from Finland’s Slot Machine Association, awarded to the Finnish Association for Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. We also received research grants from the Alma and K. A. Snellman Foundation, Oulu, Finland (PI, Jussila, Junttila, Mattila), the Rinnekoti Research Foundation, Espoo, Finland (PI, Mattila), and the Child Psychiatric Research Foundation, Finland (PI, Mattila). This study will be adapted into two dissertations. |
Copyright information: |
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