Sensory processing differences (SPDs) are common in children with autism, yet their specific contributions to behavioural problems remain insufficiently explored. To examine how SPDs relate to behavioural problems in children with autism and to identify key sensory predictors and sensory-based subtypes associated with behavioural risk.
Sensory processing differences are meaningful predictors of behavioral problems in autistic children, but this retrospective, modelling-based study is too preliminary to change clinical assessment protocols; audiologists should note the auditory sensory dimension but await prospective validation.
Understanding the sensory-behavioral link in autism could sharpen how audiologists screen and prioritize sensory interventions within multidisciplinary care teams.
- 01Retrospective design using statistical modelling and multi-output machine learning on autistic children.
