| Autonomic and behavioral responses of children with autism to auditory stimuli. | |
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PMID: 22917123 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVES. We examined whether children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) differ in autonomic activity at rest and in response to auditory stimuli and whether behavioral problems related to sounds in everyday life are associated with autonomic responses to auditory stimuli. METHOD. We measured skin conductance (SC) at rest and in response to auditory stimuli as well as behavioral responses using the Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) Home Form. Participants were 25 children with ASD and 25 typically developing (TD) children, aged 5-12 yr. RESULTS. The ASD group had significantly higher resting SC and stronger SC reactivity to tones than the TD group. Correlations between SC and SPM indicated that more severe auditory behavioral difficulties were associated with higher sympathetic activation at rest and stronger sympathetic reactivity to sound. CONCLUSION. High sympathetic reactivity to sound may underlie the difficult behavioral responses to sound that children with ASD often demonstrate. |
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Megan C Chang; L Diane Parham; Erna Imperatore Blanche; Anne Schell; Chih-Ping Chou; Michael Dawson; Florence Clark |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association Volume: 66 ISSN: 1943-7676 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Occup Ther Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-08-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7705978 Medline TA: Am J Occup Ther Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 567-76 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. |
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Megan C. Chang, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192-0059; megancchang@gmail.com. At the time of the study, she was Doctoral Student, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. |
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