Sensory processing of children with autism Spectrum Disorder from 3 to 14 years’ old

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 PhD Student of Exceptional Child Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Center Tehran, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University of Center Tehran, Faculty of Psychology,Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Center Tehran, Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor of neuropsychology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran central branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the sensory processing status of children with autism from 3 to 14 years old based on the children sensory profile 2.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, 43 children with autism disorder participated. After completing the demographic questionnaire and obtaining consent, parents of children with autism were asked to complete the children sensory profile 2. Participants' demographic information and sensory processing status were analyzed by SPSS software version 22 based on the cut-offs of the 13 sections of the questionnaire.
Results: In this study, 25.6% of the children were female and 74.4% of them were boys. Frequency of sensory processing disorder based on cut of point the children sensory profile 2 (seeking: 37.2%, avoiding: 53.6%, sensitivity: 55.8%, registration: 60.5%, auditory: 28.8%, visual: 39.6%, touch: 58.2%, movement: 44.2%, body position: 53.5%, oral: 39.6%, conduct: 48.9%, social emotional: 67.6% and attentional: 44.2%).
Conclusion: Awarding to the findings, it can be concluded that increasing the frequency of registration as a sensory processing disorder leads to affecting social emotional responses.

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Volume 8, Issue 4
January 2020
Pages 1-7
  • Receive Date: 07 April 2019
  • Revise Date: 25 May 2019
  • Accept Date: 24 June 2019
  • First Publish Date: 22 December 2019