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Audition-specific temporal processing deficits associated with language function in children with autism spectrum

Jennifer H Foss-Feig^1,2, Kimberly B Schauder³, Alexandra P Key^4,5

¹Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.

Autism Research : Official Journal of the International Society for Autism Research

|June 21, 2017

Summary

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show impaired auditory temporal processing, affecting their language skills. This deficit was not observed in visual processing, suggesting a specific issue with sound timing in ASD.

Keywords:

ASD audition language low level perception temporal processing vision

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Speech and Hearing Sciences

Background:

Sensory processing alterations are prevalent in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Temporal processing deficits are often implicated in ASD, impacting language and communication.
The specific domain of temporal processing in ASD remains understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess visual and auditory temporal processing abilities in children with ASD and typically developing (TD) children.
To investigate the relationship between auditory temporal processing and language difficulties in children with ASD.
To explore the role of temporal processing in the core symptoms of ASD.

Main Methods:

Utilized psychophysical gap detection tasks to measure auditory and visual temporal processing thresholds in 53 children (26 ASD, 27 TD).
Administered standardized language assessments to evaluate language and communication skills.
Correlated individual differences in auditory gap detection thresholds with language measures in the ASD group.

Main Results:

Children with ASD exhibited significantly higher auditory gap detection thresholds compared to TD children.
Auditory temporal processing deficits in ASD were correlated with poorer language processing abilities.
No significant group differences were found in visual temporal processing.

Conclusions:

Results indicate a domain-specific impairment in rapid auditory temporal processing in ASD.
This auditory processing deficit is associated with increased language and communication challenges in ASD.
Findings support temporal processing theories of ASD and suggest potential intervention targets.