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Vaughan, S, McGlone, FP, Poole, H and Moore, DJ (2019) A Quantitative Sensory Testing Approach to Pain in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Development Disorders. ISSN 0162-3257
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Abstract
Sensory abnormalities in autism has been noted clinically, with pain insensitivity as a specified diagnostic criterion. However, there is limited research using psychophysically robust techniques. Thirteen adults with ASD and 13 matched controls completed an established quantitative sensory testing (QST) battery, supplemented with measures of pain tolerance and central modulation. The ASD group showed higher thresholds for light touch detection and mechanical pain. Notably, the ASD group had a greater range of extreme scores (the number of z-scores outside of the 95% CI > 2), dynamic mechanical allodynia and paradoxical heat sensation; phenomena not typically seen in neurotypical individuals. These data support the need for research examining central mechanisms for pain in ASD and greater consideration of individual difference.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 13 Education, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Natural Sciences and Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19) |
| Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
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| Date of acceptance: | 5 February 2019 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 21 February 2019 |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2019 10:13 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 09:42 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1007/s10803-019-03918-0 |
| URI: | https://ljmu-9.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/10192 |
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