Some clarifications on neural noise and sensory sensitivities in Autism

ABSTRACT

Ward (this issue) has provided an elegant synthesis of the literature on the neural basis of individual differences in sensory sensitivity, and a useful proposed framework to guide future research. In this commentary I clarify some of the issues raised by Ward (this issue) surrounding neural noise and sensory sensitivities in autism.

KEYWORDS:

• Autism
• Autism spectrum disorder
• perception
• sensory sensitivity

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