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Autism
Mensa Research Journal vol. 40, No. 3; 82 pages; published fall 2009.

Includes six articles, four of which are original research; the Education, International and TAG Progeny sections; a book review; notes, quotes and anecdotes; and guidelines for authors. 

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An excerpt from the article "Autism spectrum disorders and alexithymia: Mapping the convergent and divergent symptom domains in young adults" by Patricia H. Kloosterman, James D. A. Parker, and Laura J. Summerfeldt:

"Also of interest in the present study were the findings that individuals high in autistic traits were more active in movement, and less passive in reacting to taste/smell, visual, and auditory stimuli than individuals low in autistic traits. Taken together, these suggest that individuals in the general population with high levels of autistic traits actively seek out sensory stimulation rather than avoiding it, perhaps due to a higher neurological threshold. Consistent with these findings, diverse sensory profiles emerged from our comparisons with those high in autistic traits avoiding less stimuli and performing more sensation-seeking behavior than those high in alexithymia. Thus, sensory phenomena may be a pivotal marker by which to distinguish individuals with alexithymia from those with, or at least tending toward, ASD."