Neurophysiological Indices of Atypical Auditory Processing and Multisensory Integration are Associated with Symptom Severity in Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 230-244

  Brandwein, Alice B ^a,b   Foxe, John J ^a,b,c   Butler, John S ^a,d   Frey, Hans Peter ^a   Bates, Juliana C ^a   Shulman, Lisa H ^a   Molholm, Sophie ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ADOS; ASD; Electrophysiology; ERP; Multisensory integration; Sensory Profile

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPLICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISION; VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIAL;

ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84922076766     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2212-9     Document Type: Article

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