Sensory Processing in Autism

This chapter reviews the different sensory modalities that are impacted in autism. Each modality is introduced with related technology projects for each described as well. The diversity in sensory processing become the user requirements for technology systems that are customized to unique combinations of strengths and weaknesses that occur on an individual basis as well as in unique ways across the autism spectrum. An overview of design implications to address hypo- and hyper-sensitivities across sensory modalities which provided with further details on combinations of these sensory accommodations. Lastly, a complex system temporal processing is mentioned yet discussion occurs in a future chapter.