Sensory sensitivity as early sign of autism: more empirical evidence.

When compared to children with non-ASD developmental delays, children with autism had significantly more tactile sensitivity, auditory anomalies (low response), and taste/smell sensitivity. A brief review of: Wiggins, L., Robins, D., Bakeman, R., & Adamson, L. (2009). Breif Report: Sensory Abnormalities as Distinguishing Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Young Children Journal of Autism