New study questions the perception that autistic people experience less pain
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Autistic people have normal pain thresholds but increased sensitivity to painful stimuli, concludes a study in PAIN®, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The journal ispublished in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
"This evidence demonstrating enhanced pain sensitivity warrants changing the common belief that autistic individuals experience less pain," according to the report by Prof. Irit Weissman-Fogel of University of Haifa, Israel, and colleagues. They believe their findings highlight the need for increased awareness, which may impact effective treatment of pain in autistic people.
Journal reference: Hoffman, T., et al. (2022) Indifference or hypersensitivity? Solving the riddle of the pain profile in individuals with autism. Pain.
New study questions the perception that autistic people experience less pain
New study questions the perception that autistic people experience less pain
New study questions the perception that autistic people experience less pain
Autistic people have normal pain thresholds but increased sensitivity to painful stimuli, concludes a study in PAIN®, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
"This evidence demonstrating enhanced pain sensitivity warrants changing the common belief that autistic individuals experience less pain," according to the report by Prof. Irit Weissman-Fogel of University of Haifa, Israel, and colleagues. They believe their findings highlight the need for increased awareness, which may impact effective treatment of pain in autistic people.
Journal reference: Hoffman, T., et al. (2022) Indifference or hypersensitivity? Solving the riddle of the pain profile in individuals with autism. Pain.