Seventy years after the first descriptions of autism, sensory problems seem to finally have its place in the scenario of the disorder. There seems to be a consensus about the existence of these problems and their possible role behind many of the symptoms found in autism. Scientific research suggests that up to 95 percent of children with autism have sensory issues. Given the inclusion of a sensory criteria in the upcoming DSM-5, it becomes essential to have a growing number of studies to further clarify the specificity of these problems in autism, their mechanisms of action, its prevalence and its relationship with the official symptoms of the disorder (social communication and interaction impairments with restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors, interests and activities). This work therefore represents a starting point for studies of this nature in Brazil. Its goal was to investigate, through the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), sensory problems in a sample of 28 Brazilian children with autism and explore the relationship of the sensory patterns with the severity of the disorder, measured by the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (CARS2-ST). Despite methodological issues, the results were consistent with the literature. Most of the children assessed, 82.1 percent had some degree of sensory impairment. In the group of children with severe autism, the incidence of sensory problems was 94.4 percent. A sensory profile analysis revealed that overall 85.7 percent of the children had difficulties in the Auditory Filtering category, 60.7 percent in the Low Energy / Weak category and 53.6 percent in the Underresponsive / Seeks Sensation, the latter being the only category that correlated the most with the severity of autism. The results, as well as the study s limitations and future directions are discussed.