Persone ferite da suoni e rumori

Domenico Berardi

Professore Alma Mater, già Professore Ordinario di Psichiatria f.r.
Università di Bologna

Contributo presentato da Giuseppina La Face

Abstract

Hypersensitivity to noise and intolerance to sudden, loud noises are clinical symptoms that have been frequently observed in recent years. Some of these patients suffer from mild forms of autism spectrum disorder and struggle to establish meaningful social relationships. In the worst cases, they may isolate themselves and limit their interaction with the world to computers at night and sleeping during the day. Scientific research shows that hyperacusis is found in 50% of individuals with autism spectrum disorder, compared to 3% of the general population, and that cases of autism spectrum disorder are sharply increasing among young people and adults throughout the Western world. This increase is linked precisely to the intensification of sensory, emotional, cognitive, and biological stimulation in contemporary society.

Keywords

Sensory stimulation, Hyperacusia, Autism spectrum disorders.

© Domenico Berardi, 2025 / Doi: 10.30682/annalesm2503n

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