Vicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits

Abstract Tactile sensitivities are common in Autism Spectrum Conditions (autism). Psychophysically, slow, gentle stroking touch is typically rated as more pleasant than faster or slower touch. Vicarious ratings of social touch results in a similar pattern of velocity dependent hedonic ratings as dir...

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Autores principales:	Connor J. Haggarty, David J. Moore, Paula D. Trotter, Rachel Hagan, Francis P. McGlone, Susannah C. Walker
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:134ee9e3416649479827e9ed071d96d92021-12-02T17:18:20ZVicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits10.1038/s41598-021-98802-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/134ee9e3416649479827e9ed071d96d92021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98802-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Tactile sensitivities are common in Autism Spectrum Conditions (autism). Psychophysically, slow, gentle stroking touch is typically rated as more pleasant than faster or slower touch. Vicarious ratings of social touch results in a similar pattern of velocity dependent hedonic ratings as directly felt touch. Here we investigated whether adults and children’s vicarious ratings vary according to autism diagnosis and self-reported autistic traits. Adults’ scoring high on the AQ rated stroking touch on the palm as less pleasant than a Low AQ group. However, in contrast to our hypothesis, we did not find any effect of autism diagnosis on children’s touch ratings despite parental reports highlighting significant somatosensory sensitivities. These results are discussed in terms of underpinning sensory and cognitive factors.Connor J. HaggartyDavid J. MoorePaula D. TrotterRachel HaganFrancis P. McGloneSusannah C. WalkerNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Connor J. Haggarty David J. Moore Paula D. Trotter Rachel Hagan Francis P. McGlone Susannah C. Walker Vicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits
description	Abstract Tactile sensitivities are common in Autism Spectrum Conditions (autism). Psychophysically, slow, gentle stroking touch is typically rated as more pleasant than faster or slower touch. Vicarious ratings of social touch results in a similar pattern of velocity dependent hedonic ratings as directly felt touch. Here we investigated whether adults and children’s vicarious ratings vary according to autism diagnosis and self-reported autistic traits. Adults’ scoring high on the AQ rated stroking touch on the palm as less pleasant than a Low AQ group. However, in contrast to our hypothesis, we did not find any effect of autism diagnosis on children’s touch ratings despite parental reports highlighting significant somatosensory sensitivities. These results are discussed in terms of underpinning sensory and cognitive factors.
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author	Connor J. Haggarty David J. Moore Paula D. Trotter Rachel Hagan Francis P. McGlone Susannah C. Walker
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title	Vicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits
title_short	Vicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits
title_full	Vicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits
title_fullStr	Vicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits
title_full_unstemmed	Vicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits
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Vicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits

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