Rinaldi, L J, Simner, J, Koursarou, S and Ward, J (2022) Autistic traits, emotion regulation, and sensory sensitivities in children and adults with misophonia. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0162-3257

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Abstract

Misophonia is an unusually strong aversion to everyday sounds such as chewing, crunching, or breathing. Previous studies have suggested that rates of autism might be elevated in misophonia, and here we examine this claim in detail. We present a comprehensive review of the relevant literature, and two empirical studies examining children and adults with misophonia. We tested 142 children and 379 adults for traits associated with autism (i.e., attention-to-detail, attention-switching, social processing, communication, imagination, emotion regulation, and sensory sensitivity across multiple domains). Our data show that autistic traits are indeed elevated in misophonics compared to controls. We discuss our findings in relation to models of the interface between autism, sensory sensitivities, and the specific features of misophonia.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Aversion, Misophonia, Sensory sensitivity, Sound-sensitivity
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
SWORD Depositor:	Mx Elements Account
Depositing User:	Mx Elements Account
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2022 09:20
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2022 13:00
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/107346

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