Significant Differences in Perceived Odor Pleasantness Found in Children with ASD

0366232 - PSÚ 2012 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Hrdlička, M. - Vodička, J. - Havlovičová, M. - Urbánek, Tomáš - Blatný, Marek - Dudová, I.
Significant Differences in Perceived Odor Pleasantness Found in Children with ASD.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Roč. 41, č. 4 (2011), s. 524-527. ISSN 0162-3257. E-ISSN 1573-3432
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z70250504
Keywords : autism * Asperger’s syndrome * sensory abnormalities
Subject RIV: FP - Other Medical Disciplines
Impact factor: 3.341, year: 2011

The aim of our study was to explore possible differences in estimation of odor pleasantness in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) compared to controls. Thirty-five patients with Asperger’s syndrome and high functioning autism were compared with 35 healthy control subjects. Odor pleasantness was assessed on a 5-point scale using the Sniffin’ Sticks test (Identification part of the test). Patients with ASD, compared to healthy controls, perceived the smell of cinnamon and pineapple as significantly less pleasant (p/0.05); at the trend level, the same was true of cloves (p/0.1). The possibility of olfactory dysfunctions as an autism biomarker is discussed.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0201287