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- Title
Measuring Sensory Reactivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Application and Simplification of a Clinician-Administered Sensory Observation Scale.
- Authors
Tavassoli, Teresa; Bellesheim, Katherine; Siper, Paige; Wang, A.; Halpern, Danielle; Gorenstein, Michelle; Grodberg, David; Kolevzon, Alexander; Buxbaum, Joseph
- Abstract
Sensory reactivity is a new DSM-5 criterion for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study aims to validate a clinician-administered sensory observation in ASD, the Sensory Processing Scale Assessment (SPS). The SPS and the Short Sensory Profile (SSP) parent-report were used to measure sensory reactivity in children with ASD (n = 35) and typically developing children (n = 27). Sixty-five percent of children with ASD displayed sensory reactivity symptoms on the SPS and 81.1 % on the SSP. SPS scores significantly predicted SSP scores. We next identified the five SPS tasks that best differentiated groups. Our results indicate that a combination of parent-report and at least the five most differentiating observational tasks may be most sensitive in identifying the presence of sensory reactivity issues.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); ANALYSIS of variance; AUTISM; CHI-squared test; PARENTS; REGRESSION analysis; SENSORY stimulation; STATISTICS; DATA analysis; INTER-observer reliability; SENSORY disorders; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SYMPTOMS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2016, Vol 46, Issue 1, p287
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-015-2578-3