Background Although many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD s) experience
difficulties with anxiety, the manifestation of these difficulties remains unresolved. The …

To date, neuroimaging research has had a limited focus on non-social features of autism. As
a result, neurobiological explanations for atypical sensory perception in autism are lacking …

Developmental accounts of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) state that infants and children
with ASD are spontaneously less attracted by and less proficient in processing social stimuli …

Recognition of emotional facial expressions is considered to be atypical in autism. This
difficulty is thought to be due to the way that facial expressions are visually explored …

According to cognitive–behavioral models, pathological health anxiety is triggered and
maintained by the perception of mostly mild and benign bodily sensations that are …

Interoception is the sensing of internal bodily sensations. Interoception is an umbrella term
that encompasses (1) the afferent (body‐to‐brain) signaling through distinct neural and …

Distress caused by sensory processing differences for autistic individuals may be reduced
by repetitive behaviours (RRB), including repetitive motor (RMB) and insistence on …

Importance More than half of youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have sensory
overresponsivity (SOR), an extreme negative reaction to sensory stimuli. However, little is …

How do disturbances to perception and action relate to the deficiencies expressed by
children with autism? The ability to predict what is going to happen next is crucial for the …

Background Beyond the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), associated
symptoms of anxiety can cause substantial impairment for individuals affected by ASD and …