Taste Identification in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions

被引：54

作者：

Tavassoli, T. ^{[1
]}

Baron-Cohen, S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Psychiat, Autism Res Ctr, Cambridge CB2 8AH, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS | 2012年 / 42卷 / 07期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

Autism spectrum conditions; Taste processing; Taste identification; Taste strips; FOOD SELECTIVITY; CHILDREN; QUOTIENT; INDIVIDUALS; DISORDERS; AQ;

D O I：

10.1007/s10803-011-1377-8

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Sensory issues are widely reported in Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC). Since taste perception is one of the least studied senses in ASC we explored taste identification in adults with ASC (12 males, 11 females) compared to control participants (14 males, 12 females). 'Taste strips' were used to measure taste identification overall, as well as bitter, sour, sweet and salty tastes. Results revealed lower taste scores overall in the ASC group, as well as for bitter, sour and sweet tastes. Salty taste scores did not differ between the groups. Examining error types showed that adults with ASC more often misidentified a taste as salty or as no taste. Future studies should investigate underlying mechanisms of taste identification difficulties in ASC.

引用

页码：1419 / 1424

页数：6

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