Abstract
 

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition marked by significant challenges in social interaction and communication. Atypical sensory processing is considered a core feature of autism, with sensory differences emerging early in development and often associated with other characteristic traits, such as repetitive behaviors and a resistance to change. However, the nature of sensory processing differences in autism remains a subject of debate. While some sensory functions appear to be impaired, others may be preserved or even enhanced. Dominant theories suggest that diverse autism phenotypes arise from disruptions in Bayesian inference processes, proposing that autistic individuals are less influenced by their brains' prior beliefs about the environment. In this presentation, I will review experimental studies showing that the use of priors and contextual information in autism reflects not just differences in priors themselves, but mainly altered aspects such as rates of learning and the flexibility with which priors are updated or adjusted in response to sensory measurments. The implications of these findings for understanding sensory processing and behavior in autism will be discussed. 
 

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