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Noli Me Tangere: Social Touch, Tactile Defensiveness, and Communication in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Marco CarotenutoGiuseppe QuatrosiDaniela SmirniLucia ParisiMichele RoccellaPietro Smirni

subject

Sensory stimulation therapySettore M-PSI/02 - Psicobiologia E Psicologia FisiologicaInformationSystems_INFORMATIONINTERFACESANDPRESENTATION(e.g.HCI)General Neuroscienceautism spectrum disorders05 social sciencesneurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)Sensory systemautism spectrum disordertactile defensivene050105 experimental psychologySettore MED/39 - Neuropsichiatria Infantile03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinesocial touchPerspectiveFocusing attention0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesSocial touchtactile defensivenesssensory reactivityPsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgeryCognitive psychology

description

Tactile defensiveness is a common feature in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). Since the first studies, tactile defensiveness has been described as the result of an abnormal response to sensory stimulation. Moreover, it has been studied how the tactile system is closely linked to socio-communicative development and how the interoceptive sensory system supports both a discriminating touch and an affective touch. Therefore, several neurophysiological studies have been conducted to investigate the neurobiological basis of the development and functioning of the tactile system for a better understanding of the tactile defensiveness behavior and the social touch of NDDs. Given the lack of recent literature on tactile defensiveness, the current study provides a brief overview of the original contributions on this research topic in children with NDDs focusing attention on how this behavior has been considered over the years in the clinical setting.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-12-01
10.3390/brainsci9120368http://hdl.handle.net/10447/389419