Reported perceptual differences in autism may arise from reduced use of prior context to shape incoming sensory input. Speech perception provides a critical test of this account because stable perception requires listeners to integrate variable acoustic signals with contextual expectations....
No actionable clinical change; this is a preliminary preprint exploring a neurophysiological mechanism in autism and does not yet inform audiological assessment or intervention protocols.
Understanding why speech perception differs in autism at a brain-processing level could eventually guide more tailored auditory rehabilitation and communication support strategies for autistic individuals.
- 01Preprint (not yet peer-reviewed) uses neurophysiological measures to study speech processing in autistic individuals.
- 02Autistic individuals show reduced reliance on prior sound-pattern context (predictive coding) during speech perception.
- 03Findings may partly explain reported perceptual and communication differences in autism.
- 04Results are preliminary and require replication in peer-reviewed, larger studies before clinical translation.
- 05Has implications for auditory processing assessment in neurodevelopmental populations.
Autistic individuals show reduced use of prior sound-pattern context when processing speech compared to non-autistic individuals.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42465449
- DOI
- 10.64898/2026.07.09.737536.
- Journal
- bioRxiv
- Publication type
- preprint
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Autistic individuals and non-autistic controls
- Intervention
- Neurophysiological measurement of speech processing using prior sound-pattern context (predictive coding paradigm)
- Comparator
- Non-autistic controls
Primary outcomes
Neurophysiological indices of predictive coding during speech perception; Differences in use of prior sound-pattern context between autistic and non-autistic participants