Brief report: Sensory atypicality in mothers and fathers of individuals on the autism spectrum and its relationship with emotional distress

Nieto, Carmen; Gandía-Abellán, Helena; Campos, Ruth; Martínez Castilla, Pastora; Cavero-Olivera, Beatriz; Quesada-Zeljkovic, Margarita; Verde-Cagiao, María

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Brief report: Sensory atypicality in mothers and fathers of individuals on the autism spectrum and its relationship with emotional distress

dc.contributor.author	Nieto, Carmen
dc.contributor.author	Gandía-Abellán, Helena
dc.contributor.author	Campos, Ruth
dc.contributor.author	Martínez Castilla, Pastora
dc.contributor.author	Cavero-Olivera, Beatriz
dc.contributor.author	Quesada-Zeljkovic, Margarita
dc.contributor.author	Verde-Cagiao, María
dc.contributor.funder	Spanish Federation of Autism (FESPAU), Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda of Spain, ONCE Foundation, Ministry of Science and Innovation
dc.date.accessioned	2025-10-24T11:25:29Z
dc.date.available	2025-10-24T11:25:29Z
dc.date.issued	2024-10-11
dc.description	The registered version of this article, first published in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, is available online at the publisher's website: Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102491
dc.description	La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102491
dc.description	This study was supported by the Spanish Federation of Autism (FESPAU), the Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda of Spain, the ONCE Foundation, and the Ministry of Science and Innovation (Project Traberitea PID2020–117087GB-I00).
dc.description.abstract	Background: This study investigated the prevalence of sensory atypicalities of mothers and fathers of individuals with Autism and explored the relationship between levels of emotional distress (parental distress, anxiety, and depression) and sensory processing patterns. There is limited evidence connecting these variables, and research in this area remains scarce. Method: 251 parents participated in the study. 170 parents of individuals with Autism completed questionnaires on sensory experiences, parental distress, anxiety, and depression. A control group of 81 parents of individuals with typical development completed the sensory questionnaire. The relationship between sensory atypicality and emotional distress was examined only in the Autism group. Results: Mothers and fathers of individuals with Autism showed a higher prevalence of sensory atypicality, especially in hyposensitive patterns. Relationships were found between specific sensory patterns and the levels of emotional distress. The hypo-reactive and hyposensitive quadrant, ’Low Registration’, displayed significant predictive capacity for both anxiety and depression, while ’Sensory Sensitivity’ was predominantly related to parental distress. Conclusions: Awareness of specific sensory patterns could facilitate the identification of those potentially vulnerable to experiencing anxiety, depression, or parental distress.	en
dc.description.version	versión publicada
dc.identifier.citation	Nieto, C., Gandía-Abellán, H., Campos, R., Martínez-Castilla, P., Cavero-Olivera, B., Quesada-Zeljkovic, M., & Verde-Cagiao, M. (2024). Brief report: Sensory atypicality in mothers and fathers of individuals on the autism spectrum and its relationship with emotional distress. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 118, 102491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102491
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102491
dc.identifier.issn	1750-9467
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/30604
dc.journal.title	Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
dc.journal.volume	118
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.center	Facultad de Psicología
dc.relation.department	Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación
dc.relation.projectid	info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/ PID2020–117087GB-I00
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject	6102.01 Psicología evolutiva
dc.subject	6104 Psicopedagogía
dc.subject.keywords	sensory atypicality	en
dc.subject.keywords	parents	en
dc.subject.keywords	autism	en
dc.subject.keywords	parental distress	en
dc.subject.keywords	anxiety	en
dc.subject.keywords	depression	en
dc.title	Brief report: Sensory atypicality in mothers and fathers of individuals on the autism spectrum and its relationship with emotional distress	en
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