Jacob Feldman|Kacie Dunham|Margaret Cassidy|Mark T. Wallace|Yupeng Liu|Tiffany Woynaroski
Audiovisual multisensory integration in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
evergrowing literature aimed determine individuals autism spectrum disorder asd differ typically developing td peers measures multisensory integration msi ascertain degree differences msi associated broad range symptoms associated asd findings however highly variable across studies carried date present work systematically reviews quantitatively synthesizes large literature audiovisual msi individuals asd evaluate cumulative evidence group differences individuals asd td peers b correlations msi autism symptoms individuals asd c study level factors may moderate findings ie explain differential effects observed across studies identify eligible studies comprehensive search strategy employed using proquest search engine pubmed database forwards backwards citation searches direct author contact handsearching select conference proceedings significant betweengroup difference msi evident literature individuals asd demonstrating worse audiovisual integration average across studies compared td controls effect moderated mean participant age betweengroup differences pronounced younger samples mean correlation msi autism related symptomatology also significant indicating increased audiovisual integration individuals asd associated better languagecommunication abilities andor reduced autism symptom severity extant literature effect moderated whether stimuli linguistic versus nonlinguistic nature correlation magnitudes tended significantly greater linguistic stimuli utilized measure msi limitations future directions primary metaanalytic research discussed