Evidence record

MacLennan K, O'Brien S, Tavassoli T. In Our Own Words: The Complex Sensory Experiences of Autistic Adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2022;52(7):3061-3075.

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Source record

Source kind: peer reviewed
Evidence model: Accepted legacy v0.1 embedded source
Accessed: 2026-08-28
Oracle last reviewed: 2026-08-28

Open source

Claims this source bears on

Autistic-adult sensory research describes overwhelm as context-dependent and influenced by control, predictability, tolerance and the wider state of the person rather than by stimulus intensity alone.

Claim reference: sensory-overload#sensory-overload-claim-core · Confidence: moderate · Evidence role: Legacy source route — no v0.2 contribution role inferred

Evidence limitations

None recorded.

Claim uncertainty

Which environmental changes reliably reduce overload for which people without creating new access barriers or unwanted restriction?

Funding and conflicts

None recorded.

Evidence projection provenance

Evidence-bounded content expansion for v0.9. Primary research or authoritative source checked on 2026-08-28; claims are deliberately narrower than the source and uncertainty remains explicit.

Public projection ID: legacy-sensory-overload-sensory-overload-source-core