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Autism: tactile perception and emotion
Author(s) -
Per E.,
Pry R.,
Baghdadli A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00931.x
Subject(s) - autism , psychology , perception , psychopathology , sensory stimulation therapy , valence (chemistry) , cognition , developmental psychology , tactile perception , perceptual disorders , stimulation , sensory system , cognitive psychology , audiology , visual perception , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , neuroscience , physics , quantum mechanics
Background For many years, and especially since Waynbaum and Wallon, psychology and psychopathology have dealt with cognitive perception, but have had little to do with the affective qualities of perception. Our aim was to study the influence of the sensory environment on people with autism. Method Several experiments were carried out using different forms of tactile stimulation (passive and active subjects). Results Our data showed specific responses in children with autism and intellectual disability. These children displayed a strong (positive) valence to the stimulation provided. Conclusion They were very attracted to the stimulation and were excited by it.