Different sensory dimensions in infancy are associated with separable etiological influences and with autistic traits in toddlerhood
Duration: 8 mins
Publication Date: 21 Apr 2025
Next Review Date: 21 Apr 2028
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13714
Description
In this Video Abstract, Dr. Giorgia Bussu discusses her co-authored JCPP paper ‘Different sensory dimensions in infancy are associated with separable etiological influences and with autistic traits in toddlerhood’. Infants vary significantly in the way they process and respond to sensory stimuli, and altered sensory processing has been reported among infants later diagnosed with autism. Previous work with adolescents and adults suggests that variability in sensory processing may have a strong genetic basis. Yet, little is known about the etiological factors influencing sensory differences in infancy, when brain circuits supporting social and non-social cognition are sculpted and learning about the world via sensory input largely occurs in interaction with caregivers.
Learning Objectives
1. Investigate genetic and environmental influences on individual variability in early sensory processing
2. Explore these influences are shared or unique to different aspects of sensory processing.
3. Examine phenotypic and etiological associations between sensory processing in infancy and autistic traits in toddlerhood.
