Sensory Hypersensitivity in Children with High-functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorder

Autor: Futoo, Eri, Miyawaki, Dai, Goto, Ayako, Okada, Yu, Asada, Nobuyoshi, Iwakura, Yoshihiro, Yanagihara, Erika, Inoue, Koki
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Osaka City Medical Journal. 60(2):63-71
ISSN: 0030-6096
Popis: Background : Studies have shown that children with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) have high rates of sensory hypersensitivity. In addition, a few recent studies suggested that sensory hypersensitivity was related to anxiety or depression. However, most studies had methodological limitations because they included children with mental retardation and did not examine broadband psychopathology. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of sensory hypersensitivity in children with high-functioning PDD (HFPDD) and the correlation among sensory hypersensitivity, various characteristics, and broadband psychopathology. / Methods : We assessed 132 children with HFPDD (aged 6-15 years, 75% male) that were divided into sensory hypersensitivity (HS) and sensory non-hypersensitivity (non-HS) groups....
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