Abnormal Sensory Experiences, Synaesthesia, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Autor/in	Fluegge, Keith
Titel	Abnormal Sensory Experiences, Synaesthesia, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47 (2017) 9, S.2942-2944 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fluegge, Keith)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-017-3216-z
Schlagwörter	Sensory Experience; Neurological Impairments; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Risk; Pollution + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sinnerfahrung; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Autismus; Risiko; Schadstoffbelastung
Abstract	Preliminary evidence suggests that sensory processing may be affected in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The purpose of this letter is to highlight a few recent studies on the topic and tie the findings to a recently identified epidemiological risk factor for ASD, principally environmental exposure to the air pollutant, nitrous oxide (N[subscript 2]O). Animal studies have shown that trace levels of chronic N[subscript 2]O exposure are thought to involve dynorphin opioid peptide release and altered serotonergic neurotransmission, both of which may elicit profound changes in consciousness and induce synaesthesia experiences. Future research investigating abnormal sensory sensitivity in ASD should consider environmental exposure to N[subscript 2]O, which may induce the requisite neurochemical changes thought to underpin sensory dysregulation even at trace levels of exposure. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01