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Cascio CJ. Somatosensory processing in neurodevelopmental disorders. J Neurodev Disord. 2010;2(2):62-9doi: 10.1007/s11689-010-9046-3.
Cascio, C. J. (2010). Somatosensory processing in neurodevelopmental disorders. Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders, 2(2), 62-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11689-010-9046-3
Cascio, Carissa J. "Somatosensory processing in neurodevelopmental disorders." Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders vol. 2,2 (2010): 62-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11689-010-9046-3
Cascio CJ. Somatosensory processing in neurodevelopmental disorders. J Neurodev Disord. 2010 Jun;2(2):62-9. doi: 10.1007/s11689-010-9046-3. Epub 2010 Apr 20. PMID: 22127855; PMCID: PMC3164038.
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J Neurodev Disord. 2010 Jun;2(2):62-9. doi: 10.1007/s11689-010-9046-3. Epub 2010 Apr 20.

Somatosensory processing in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders

Carissa J Cascio

Affiliations

  1. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University Department of Psychiatry, 1601 23rd Avenue South, Suite 3057, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA, [email protected].

PMID: 22127855 PMCID: PMC3164038 DOI: 10.1007/s11689-010-9046-3

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to review the role of somatosensory perception in typical development, its aberration in a range of neurodevelopmental disorders, and the potential relations between tactile processing abnormalities and central features of each disorder such as motor, communication, and social development. Neurodevelopmental disorders that represent a range of symptoms and etiologies, and for which multiple peer-reviewed articles on somatosensory differences have been published, were chosen to include in the review. Relevant studies in animal models, as well as conditions of early sensory deprivation, are also included. Somatosensory processing plays an important, yet often overlooked, role in typical development and is aberrant in various neurodevelopmental disorders. This is demonstrated in studies of behavior, sensory thresholds, neuroanatomy, and neurophysiology in samples of children with Fragile X syndrome, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and cerebral palsy (CP). Impaired somatosensory processing is found in a range of neurodevelopmental disorders and is associated with deficits in communication, motor ability, and social skills in these disorders. Given the central role of touch in early development, both experimental and clinical approaches should take into consideration the role of somatosensory processing in the etiology and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders.

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