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Sensory Processing and Attention Profiles Among Children With Sensory Processing Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders

This study explores the differences in the profile of relationships between sensory processing and attention abilities among children with sensory processing disorder (SPD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and typically developing (TD) children. The Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch),...

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Autores principales: Crasta, Jewel E., Salzinger, Emily, Lin, Mei-Heng, Gavin, William J., Davies, Patricia L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7214749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32431600
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2020.00022
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author Crasta, Jewel E.
Salzinger, Emily
Lin, Mei-Heng
Gavin, William J.
Davies, Patricia L.
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Salzinger, Emily
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description This study explores the differences in the profile of relationships between sensory processing and attention abilities among children with sensory processing disorder (SPD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and typically developing (TD) children. The Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch), a performance-based measure of attention, was administered to 69 children (TD: n = 24; SPD: n = 21; ASD: n = 24), ages 6–10 years. All participants’ parents completed the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), a standardized parent-report measure of sensory-related behaviors. Discriminant analyses using the TEA-Ch and the SSP domains revealed two classification functions; the first revealed that both clinical groups significantly differed from the TD group with greater sensory processing challenges in the categories of auditory filtering, under-responsive/seeks sensation, low energy/weak, and taste/smell sensitivity subscales of the SSP. The second function discriminated between the two clinical groups, indicating that children with ASD had significantly greater control and sustained attention deficits and less sensory issues than did children with SPD. Together, the two functions correctly classified 76.8% of the participants as to their group membership. The different profiles of sensory processing and attention abilities in children with SPD and ASD may provide guidance in identifying appropriate individualized therapeutic strategies for these children.
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spelling pubmed-72147492020-05-19 Sensory Processing and Attention Profiles Among Children With Sensory Processing Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders Crasta, Jewel E. Salzinger, Emily Lin, Mei-Heng Gavin, William J. Davies, Patricia L. Front Integr Neurosci Neuroscience This study explores the differences in the profile of relationships between sensory processing and attention abilities among children with sensory processing disorder (SPD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and typically developing (TD) children. The Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch), a performance-based measure of attention, was administered to 69 children (TD: n = 24; SPD: n = 21; ASD: n = 24), ages 6–10 years. All participants’ parents completed the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), a standardized parent-report measure of sensory-related behaviors. Discriminant analyses using the TEA-Ch and the SSP domains revealed two classification functions; the first revealed that both clinical groups significantly differed from the TD group with greater sensory processing challenges in the categories of auditory filtering, under-responsive/seeks sensation, low energy/weak, and taste/smell sensitivity subscales of the SSP. The second function discriminated between the two clinical groups, indicating that children with ASD had significantly greater control and sustained attention deficits and less sensory issues than did children with SPD. Together, the two functions correctly classified 76.8% of the participants as to their group membership. The different profiles of sensory processing and attention abilities in children with SPD and ASD may provide guidance in identifying appropriate individualized therapeutic strategies for these children. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7214749/ /pubmed/32431600 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2020.00022 Text en Copyright © 2020 Crasta, Salzinger, Lin, Gavin and Davies. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Crasta, Jewel E.
Salzinger, Emily
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Gavin, William J.
Davies, Patricia L.
Sensory Processing and Attention Profiles Among Children With Sensory Processing Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders
title Sensory Processing and Attention Profiles Among Children With Sensory Processing Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders
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title_fullStr Sensory Processing and Attention Profiles Among Children With Sensory Processing Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders
title_full_unstemmed Sensory Processing and Attention Profiles Among Children With Sensory Processing Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders
title_short Sensory Processing and Attention Profiles Among Children With Sensory Processing Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders
title_sort sensory processing and attention profiles among children with sensory processing disorders and autism spectrum disorders
topic Neuroscience
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7214749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32431600
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2020.00022
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