A working taxonomy for describing the sensory differences of autism.

IF 6.3 1区 医学 Q1 GENETICS & HEREDITY Molecular Autism Pub Date : 2023-04-11 DOI:10.1186/s13229-022-00534-1
Jason L He, Zachary J Williams, Ashley Harris, Helen Powell, Roseann Schaaf, Teresa Tavassoli, Nicolaas A J Puts
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Background: Individuals on the autism spectrum have been long described to process sensory information differently than neurotypical individuals. While much effort has been leveraged towards characterizing and investigating the neurobiology underlying the sensory differences of autism, there has been a notable lack of consistency in the terms being used to describe the nature of those differences.

Main body: We argue that inconsistent and interchangeable terminology-use when describing the sensory differences of autism has become problematic beyond mere pedantry and inconvenience. We begin by highlighting popular terms that are currently being used to describe the sensory differences of autism (e.g. "sensitivity", "reactivity" and "responsivity") and discuss why poor nomenclature may hamper efforts towards understanding the aetiology of sensory differences in autism. We then provide a solution to poor terminology-use by proposing a hierarchical taxonomy for describing and referring to various sensory features.

Conclusion: Inconsistent terminology-use when describing the sensory features of autism has stifled discussion and scientific understanding of the sensory differences of autism. The hierarchical taxonomy proposed was developed to help resolve lack of clarity when discussing the sensory differences of autism and to place future research targets at appropriate levels of analysis.

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描述自闭症感官差异的有效分类。
背景:长期以来,人们一直认为自闭症谱系的个体处理感觉信息的方式与神经正常个体不同。尽管人们在描述和调查自闭症感觉差异背后的神经生物学方面付出了很多努力,但在描述这些差异本质的术语上却明显缺乏一致性。正文:我们认为,在描述自闭症的感官差异时,不一致和可互换的术语使用已经成为一个问题,而不仅仅是迂腐和不便。我们首先强调目前用来描述自闭症的感官差异的流行术语(例如:“敏感性”,“反应性”和“反应性”),并讨论为什么糟糕的命名法可能会阻碍对自闭症感觉差异病因学的理解。然后,我们通过提出描述和参考各种感官特征的分层分类法,为不良术语使用提供了解决方案。结论:在描述自闭症的感觉特征时,不一致的术语使用阻碍了对自闭症感觉差异的讨论和科学理解。提出的分层分类法是为了帮助解决在讨论自闭症的感官差异时缺乏清晰度的问题,并将未来的研究目标置于适当的分析水平上。
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Molecular Autism
Molecular Autism GENETICS & HEREDITY-NEUROSCIENCES
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12.10
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1.60%
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44
审稿时长
17 weeks
期刊介绍: Molecular Autism is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes high-quality basic, translational and clinical research that has relevance to the etiology, pathobiology, or treatment of autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions. Research that includes integration across levels is encouraged. Molecular Autism publishes empirical studies, reviews, and brief communications.
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