Children with autism do not process sensory information, such as sound, touch, and vision, in the same way children without the disorder do, according to a new study from Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
"If you have all the sights and sounds coming at you but you can put them together in a meaningful way the world can be an overwhelming place," said Dr. Sophie Molphom, a professor of pediatrics and senior author of the study.
- Dr. Molphom and her colleagues compared 17 children with autism syndrome ages six to 16 years old with 17 children without the syndrome, matched for age and nonverbal intelligence.
- The children tried to pay attention to a silent video while unrelated sounds and vibrations occurred in the room.
- The children without autism syndrome were better able to process the various multisensory information coming their way.
The study appears in the journal Autism Research.
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