Active-touch texture/material matching and caregiver-reported sensory reactivity in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a pilot study (opens in new tab)

This pilot study examined whether caregiver-reported sensory characteristics were associated with basic somatosensory functions and tactile texture/material matching performance during active touch. Thirteen adolescents with clinically diagnosed ASD and 13 age-matched typically developing (TD) controls participated in the study. Somatosensory function was evaluated using finger kinesthesia, two-point discrimination, and graphesthesia as indices of somatosensory processing. Texture/material ma...