?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Sound+Impairment+Effect+on+Cognitive+Skill+Performance&rft.creator=Ruttenberg%2C+D&rft.creator=Porayska-Pomsta%2C+K&rft.creator=White%2C+SJ&rft.creator=Holmes%2C+J&rft.description=Autism+Spectrum+Condition+(ASC)+is+a+life-long+diagnosis%2C+which+has+a+subset+of+individualized+characteristics+consisting+of+hyper-%2C+seeking-+and%2For+hypo-reactivity+to+sensory+inputs+or+unusual+interests+(APA%2C+2013).+These+sensitivities+are+evident+in+both+environmental+(e.g.+apparent+response+to+specific+sounds%2C+visual+fascination+with+lights+or+movements)+and+physiological+domains+(e.g.+anxiety%2C+respiration+or+euthermia).+As+part+of+a+larger+PhD+Research+Project+(SensorAble)%2C+this+pilot+study+proposes+that+autistic+individuals+who+exhibit+greater+distractibility+and+reduced+focus%2Fattention+resulting+stimuli+may+benefit+from+interventions+that+alter%2C+redirect+and%2For+attenuate+stimuli.+In+particular%2C+Irrelevant-Sound+Effect+(ISE)+consisting+of+un-targeted+and%2For+modulated+sonics+cause+greater+disruption+of+performance+of+simultaneous+and+visual+simple+tasks+compared+to+baseline+ISE+that+are+merely+directed.+Using+gold-standard+Stroop+experiments%2C+data+collected+among+neurotypical+(NT)+and+ASC+individuals+at+baseline+and+at+various+ISE+modes+result+in+greater+reaction+time+(RT)+improvements+among+ASC+than+NT+participants.+In+this+study%2C+which+focuses+on+aural+distractibility+only%2C+data+supports+that+signal+processing+may+provide+a+gateway+to+enhancing+focus+and+attention+while+reduce+distractibility+and+anxiety+in+other+domains.&rft.subject=Autism+Spectrum+Condition%2C+Attention%2C+Focus%2C+Distractibility%2C+Anxiety%2C+Digital+Signal+Processing%2C%0D%0ASelective+Attention+Theory%2C+Irrelevant-Sound+Effect%2C+Stroop+Test&rft.publisher=OSF+Preprints&rft.date=2019-06-19&rft.type=Working+%2F+discussion+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++OSF+Preprints%3A+Charlottesville%2C+VA%2C+USA.+(2019)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10097072%2F7%2FRuttenberg_Research%2520Paper%2520%25231-Sound%2520Impairment%2520Effect%2520On%2520Cognitive%2520Skill%2520Performance.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10097072%2F&rft.rights=open