Dissociation Between Subjective Sensory Reactivity and Visual Perceptual Sensitivity in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults: A Brief Report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Autistic individuals frequently report atypical sensory experiences, typically assessed using self- or proxy-report questionnaires such as the Sensory Profile. However, it remains unclear whether these subjective reports reflect differences in low-level perceptual sensitivity, with previous studies yielding mixed results.

Objective

We aimed to determine whether self-reported sensory responsiveness, assessed via the Adult Sensory Profile (ASP), is associated with low-level visual perceptual sensitivity (orientation discrimination thresholds) in autistic and non-autistic adults.

Methods

Thirty-two autistic and thirty-two neurotypical adults completed a visual orientation discrimination task and the ASP. Spearman correlations and Bayesian analyses quantified a

SUBMITTER: Candy C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12451066 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature