Sensitivity to texture, touch, or physical sensations
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Sensitivity to texture, touch, or physical sensations is a common topic in parents’ descriptions of one condition: Autism.
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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.
Characteristics of Sensitivity to texture, touch, or physical sensations
How common is Sensitivity to texture, touch, or physical sensations?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 22.8% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Sensitivity to texture, touch, or physical sensations.
Percentage of kids with Sensitivity to texture, touch, or physical sensations by year of age
This is based on a survey of 1013 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Sensitivity to texture, touch, or physical sensations “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
| Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Continuously | 4% | 41 mentions |
| Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
| Daily | 7% | 75 mentions |
| Weekly | 10% | 100 mentions |
| Monthly | 7% | 70 mentions |
| Annually | 4% | 41 mentions |
| A Few / Several Times | 9% | 97 mentions |
| Once | 2% | 26 mentions |
| Never | 57% | 591 mentions |
Severity
| Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Very Severe | 4% | 36 mentions |
| Severe | 6% | 65 mentions |
| Moderate | 13% | 130 mentions |
| Mild | 14% | 138 mentions |
| Not at All | 64% | 644 mentions |