Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2251-8401 6 4 2017 12 22 Prevalence of Parent's Perceptions of Sensory Processing Disorders among 5-11 Year-Old Children in Tehran Prevalence of Parent's Perceptions of Sensory Processing Disorders among 5-11 Year-Old Children in Tehran 48 57 1100387 10.22037/jrm.2017.110636.1423 FA Marjan Shahbazi Student Research Committee. MSc Student in Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Faezeh Dehghan MSc in Occupational Therapy, Ph.D. Student in Neuroscience, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Navid Mirzakhani MSc of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-0603-5808 Fatemeh Shahbazi MSc Student in Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2016 09 13 <strong>Background and aim</strong>: Sensory processing in humans involves reception of a physical stimulus, transduction of the stimulus into a neural impulse, and perception, or, the conscious experience of sensation.These sensory disorders can negatively affect development and functional abilities in behavioral, emotional, motoric, and cognitive domains. The present study was designed to investigate the prevalence of parent's perceptions of sensory processing disorders among 5 to 11 year-old children in Tehran, Iran. <strong>Materials and methods:</strong> The current study was a descriptive and cross sectional study performed on 5 to 11 year-old children. Data collection instruments were a demographic and a sensory profile questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann Whitney Welch, and ANOVA tests. <strong>Results: </strong>In the present study, 2191 cases were evaluated in terms of sensory processing factors.According to the findings, morbidity from sensory processing disorder in boys is higher than that in girls. Also, the most common disorder was observed in sensory sensitivity factor and the lowest was related to fine movement and perception. The results of Mann Whitney showed that the medians of sensory sensitivity, emotional reaction, and oral sensory sensitive, inattention and destructibility, sensory sensitivity, and fine movements/perception were significantly different between males and females (P < 0.001). In addition, findings of the present research showed that there exists significant relationships between age and all nine factors except for emotional response (P <0.001). <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Due to the impact of the disorder on the children's quality of life and their adverse effects on the children's personal and social life, screening school-aged children and making attempts to treat it is necessary. <strong>Background and aim</strong>: Sensory processing in humans involves reception of a physical stimulus, transduction of the stimulus into a neural impulse, and perception, or, the conscious experience of sensation.These sensory disorders can negatively affect development and functional abilities in behavioral, emotional, motoric, and cognitive domains. The present study was designed to investigate the prevalence of parent's perceptions of sensory processing disorders among 5 to 11 year-old children in Tehran, Iran. <strong>Materials and methods:</strong> The current study was a descriptive and cross sectional study performed on 5 to 11 year-old children. Data collection instruments were a demographic and a sensory profile questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann Whitney Welch, and ANOVA tests. <strong>Results: </strong>In the present study, 2191 cases were evaluated in terms of sensory processing factors.According to the findings, morbidity from sensory processing disorder in boys is higher than that in girls. Also, the most common disorder was observed in sensory sensitivity factor and the lowest was related to fine movement and perception. The results of Mann Whitney showed that the medians of sensory sensitivity, emotional reaction, and oral sensory sensitive, inattention and destructibility, sensory sensitivity, and fine movements/perception were significantly different between males and females (P < 0.001). In addition, findings of the present research showed that there exists significant relationships between age and all nine factors except for emotional response (P <0.001). <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Due to the impact of the disorder on the children's quality of life and their adverse effects on the children's personal and social life, screening school-aged children and making attempts to treat it is necessary. https://medrehab.sbmu.ac.ir/article_1100387_a3275201bcd9bc8d2cbfb62c9140cb3c.pdf