Sensory Deprivation/Autism

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I watched a really interesting documentary recently about sensory deprivation. The scientists involved tested the subjects' executive function following two days in complete isolation (no light, sound). The participants wound up experiencing the same "symptoms" involving executive function as autistics. That really made me start thinking, is it the autistic's self-imposed sensory deprivation that causes these issues? And why haven't there been more tests done on this? I looked online but only found a few articles discussing the relation.

I'm not sure, but it makes a lot of sense to me, personally.

It would also help explain why children in abuse situations also experience some of the symptoms associated with autism.

Yes, that's true too. It would be really interesting for me if someone would write a book on this.

It really doesn't sound to me like this works when you take into account sensory seeking people, of which there are a bunch on the autistic spectrum.

Also, I don't care how much others think I'm trying to do purposeful sensory deprivation, I'm still processing more than the average person in most situations (with my purposeful reductions of input to try to keep me semi-sane). Yet at the same time I often seek sensory inputs of the correct sorts. Peppermint oil, (certain) strong flavors in food, deep pressure, and such are things I actively seek and use.

Personally I'm hypersensitive/sensory seeking. I don't think this theory could describe me at all.

(Really, what it feels like is that I don't have any of the mental filters to sort out what's relevant data and not relevant data, while at the same time I'm being bombarded with input)

I don't know what that means. I don't know if I just don't understand or maybe I don't have or do that.

I don't know I feel like I am extra sensative to things like light and sound...so I don't feel like I am in a state of sensory deprivation.

I think kind of like an avoidance of people, spending your time in your own mind. One of the articles I read countered that, though autistics are hypersensitive to sensory activities, these can become too troubling or invasive so we retreat inwards. Hence the self-imposed deprivation.

It was an interesting theory.

i'd tend to agree i feel just the opposite from sensory deprived.