Autism spectrum disorder: Review of literature and dental management

Table 1 Type of sensory and behavioral difficulties associated with autism

Type of sensory and behavioral difficulties	Description
Visuals	Interest in rotating, colored or moving objects;
Auditory	Changes in sensory processing manifested as hypo or hypersensitivity;
Tactile	Reactions exacerbated by textures, touches, clothes, shoes and difficulty performing daily activities such as brushing teeth, cutting nails and cutting hair;
Proprioceptive	Difficulties in feeling their body in space
Gustatory	In form of refusal of food;
Flapping	Enjoy hitting their arms excessively against some specific surface
Rocking	Enjoy hitting their whole body against some specific surface
Spinning	Enjoy spinning excessively
Excessive ordering and stiffness	Difficulty performing actions and activities outside of your routine
Escape, avoidance or isolation behavior	It is usually related to auditory hypersensitivity and stimulus overload;
Aggressiveness	Caused by or as a reflex of sensory overload;
Hyperfocus	The child usually has a deep concentration, observing only some details in the environment;
Difficulties of attention	It is believed that more than half of the children with autism spectrum disorder have behaviors compatible with attention deficit disorder and/ or hyperactivity.
Eidetic memory	The person has a mental photograph of an event in their memory
Dyspraxia	Difficulty in planning, sequencing and performing motor actions due to sensory problems