Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18369
Title: Which Aspects of Sensory Features are Associated With Elevated Cortisol Concentrations in Boys With an Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Contributor(s): Bitsika, Vicki  (author); Sharpley, Christopher  (author)orcid ; Andronicos, Nicholas  (author)orcid ; Agnew, Linda  (author)orcid ; Mills, Richard (author)
Publication Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-015-9442-4
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18369
Abstract: Difficulties in Sensory Features (SF) have been included in the most recent diagnostic processes for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and are more common in children with an ASD than their non-ASD peers. In addition, these difficulties with SF have been suggested as causing elevated stress and concentrations of salivary cortisol in young people with an ASD. However, previous studies have not examined the specific aspects of SF that are associated with elevated cortisol and that was the focus of this study with 135 boys with an ASD aged 6-18 years. The boys' mothers assessed their sons' SF with the Sensory Profile (SPr) and boys gave a sample of their saliva for cortisol extraction. Results indicated that younger boys had significantly more severe SF than adolescents and that only the younger boys' SF was significantly associated with their cortisol concentrations. The Vestibular sensory domain was the most powerful predictor of cortisol concentration; the specific sensory-related behaviours that were most strongly related to cortisol concentrations were keeping a still upper body and spinning. These results have implications for treatment-planning to assist boys with an ASD manage their SF more effectively.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 27(5), p. 661-675
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1573-3580
1056-263X
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 110903 Central Nervous System
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 320903 Central nervous system
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920111 Nervous System and Disorders
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200409 Mental health
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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