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Shelly J Lane1,2, Stacey Reynolds3
1Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Human Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States.
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
|September 27, 2019
Summary
Sensory over-responsivity may help differentiate children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This research suggests it could be a key dimension for future ADHD diagnosis and treatment.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) understanding is evolving.
- Optimal identification and treatment require deeper insights into ADHD.
- Neurophysiologic markers and behavioral aspects of ADHD require further examination.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate sensory challenge responses in children with ADHD.
- To explore the link between physiologic measures, sensory over-responsivity, and anxiety.
- To propose sensory over-responsivity as a diagnostic dimension for ADHD.
Main Methods:
- Measured Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) activity and electrodermal response (EDR) to sensory stressors in children with ADHD.
- Correlated physiologic responses with behavioral reports of sensory over-responsivity and anxiety.
- Synthesized findings with existing research on ADHD and sensory processing.
Main Results:
- Sensory responsivity appears to differentiate subgroups within the ADHD population.
- Evidence suggests a growing link between ADHD and sensory over-responsivity.
- Physiologic measures correlate with behavioral reports of sensory over-responsivity and anxiety.
Conclusions:
- Sensory over-responsivity warrants consideration as a differentiating factor in ADHD.
- Further research is needed to solidify the relationship between ADHD and sensory over-responsivity.
- Sensory over-responsivity could be a valuable dimension in a more dimensional diagnostic approach for childhood ADHD.
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