Table 2.

Sensory profiles of autistic participants.

	Touch sensitivities	Sound sensitivities	Frequent stims
Matt	Hypersensitive to touching others and heavily textured objects.	Hyposensitive to sound. Displays strong musical preferences towards piano sounds and certain nursery rhymes.	Produces haptic stims. Taps various surfaces (floor, boxes, table) with utensils and toys. Matt also jumps and flaps his hands.
Nathan	Hyposensitive to touch. Seeks out deep pressure massages and constant close proximity to his mother.	Neutral sensitivity to sound. Displays strong musical preferences towards piano sounds and certain nursery rhymes.	Produces vestibular stims. Sways, rocks, and swings frequently. Shakes noisy items continuously, such as shakers.
Chloe	Neutral sensitivity to touch, although she enjoys handling small objects like laminated pictures.	Neutral sensitivity to sound, with very strong preferences towards certain songs.	Produces musical stims. She plays songs like “Ode to joy” on the her mother’s phone again and again. She also repetitively vocalises and hums.