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What are the characteristics of multisensory processing in autism spectrum disorders?
Atypical sensory responses are common clinical symptoms in people with ASD, described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as 'hyper- or hypo-reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment'. Studies have shown that as many as 95% of children with ASD have some degree of sensory dysfunction.
Atypical sensory responses are common clinical symptoms in people with ASD, described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as 'hyper- or hypo-reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment'. Studies have shown that as many as 95% of children with ASD have some degree of sensory dysfunction.
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