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Failla, Michelle D.; Moana-Filho, Estephan J.; Essick, Greg K.; Baranek, Grace T.; Rogers, Baxter P.; Cascio, Carissa J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
Pain assessments typically depend on self-report of the pain experience. Yet, in individuals with autism spectrum disorders, this can be an unreliable due to communication difficulties. Importantly, observations of behavioral hypo- and hyperresponsivity to pain suggest altered pain sensitivity in autism spectrum disorder. Neuroimaging may provide…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Responses