Transdiagnostic Patterns of Sensory Processing in Autism and ADHD.

Authors :: Scheerer NE
Pourtousi A
Yang C
Ding Z
Stojanoski B
Anagnostou E
Nicolson R
Kelley E
Georgiades S
Crosbie J
Schachar R
Ayub M
Stevenson RA
Source :: Journal of autism and developmental disorders [J Autism Dev Disord] 2024 Jan; Vol. 54 (1), pp. 280-292. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 28.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Sensory processing abilities are highly variable within and across people diagnosed with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study examined the transdiagnostic nature of sensory processing abilities, and their association with features of autism and ADHD, in a large sample of autistic people (n = 495) and people with ADHD (n = 461). Five similar data-driven sensory phenotypes characterized sensory processing abilities, and showed similar patterns of association with features of autism and ADHD, across both diagnostic groups. These results demonstrate the transdiagnostic nature of sensory processing abilities, while contributing to a growing body of literature that suggests the autism and ADHD diagnostic labels have poor explanatory power.<br /> (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)