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Sensory Profiles in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Descriptive Study Using the Sensory Processing Measure-2 (SPM-2)

Background: Sensory reactivity is considered one of the diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and has been associated with poorer functional outcomes, behavioral difficulties, and autism severity across the lifespan. The characterization of the sensory processing in ASD has thus be...

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Autores principales: Narzisi, Antonio, Fabbri-Destro, Maddalena, Crifaci, Giulia, Scatigna, Stefano, Maugeri, Federica, Berloffa, Stefano, Fantozzi, Pamela, Prato, Adriana, Muccio, Rosy, Valente, Elena, Viglione, Valentina, Pecchini, Edoardo, Pelagatti, Susanna, Rizzo, Renata, Milone, Annarita, Barone, Rita, Masi, Gabriele
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329994
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11061668
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author Narzisi, Antonio
Fabbri-Destro, Maddalena
Crifaci, Giulia
Scatigna, Stefano
Maugeri, Federica
Berloffa, Stefano
Fantozzi, Pamela
Prato, Adriana
Muccio, Rosy
Valente, Elena
Viglione, Valentina
Pecchini, Edoardo
Pelagatti, Susanna
Rizzo, Renata
Milone, Annarita
Barone, Rita
Masi, Gabriele
author_facet Narzisi, Antonio
Fabbri-Destro, Maddalena
Crifaci, Giulia
Scatigna, Stefano
Maugeri, Federica
Berloffa, Stefano
Fantozzi, Pamela
Prato, Adriana
Muccio, Rosy
Valente, Elena
Viglione, Valentina
Pecchini, Edoardo
Pelagatti, Susanna
Rizzo, Renata
Milone, Annarita
Barone, Rita
Masi, Gabriele
author_sort Narzisi, Antonio
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description Background: Sensory reactivity is considered one of the diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and has been associated with poorer functional outcomes, behavioral difficulties, and autism severity across the lifespan. The characterization of the sensory processing in ASD has thus become crucial to identify the sensory and motor features influencing the development of personal autonomy. Objectives: The present study has two aims: (1) to compare the sensory processing between school-aged children with ASD and typically developing peers (TD); (2) to evaluate whether, within the ASD sample, the cognitive level and reported sensory symptoms explain the scores exhibited at the Sensory Processing Measure (SPM-2). Methods: The SPM-2 test was administered to the parents of 105 children with ASD and 70 TD. The ASD group was further subdivided into two groups, namely high and low functioning based on their cognitive level (High Functioning (HF), IQ > 80; Low Functioning (LF), IQ < 80). Results: ASD children exhibited higher scores throughout the SPM-2 total score and its multiple subscales. Within ASD, while HF and LF children did not differ in terms of the SPM-2 total score, a significant difference was found for the hearing, social participation, and balance and motion subscales. Conclusions: Aside from classical knowledge that the ASD population suffers from sensory processing disorders, we revealed that different sensory patterns are associated with high or low cognitive functioning. Beyond its neurobiological interest, such knowledge may be of fundamental importance for individualizing psychoeducational interventions in preschool- and school-aged children and later developmental stages.
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spelling pubmed-89557812022-03-26 Sensory Profiles in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Descriptive Study Using the Sensory Processing Measure-2 (SPM-2) Narzisi, Antonio Fabbri-Destro, Maddalena Crifaci, Giulia Scatigna, Stefano Maugeri, Federica Berloffa, Stefano Fantozzi, Pamela Prato, Adriana Muccio, Rosy Valente, Elena Viglione, Valentina Pecchini, Edoardo Pelagatti, Susanna Rizzo, Renata Milone, Annarita Barone, Rita Masi, Gabriele J Clin Med Article Background: Sensory reactivity is considered one of the diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and has been associated with poorer functional outcomes, behavioral difficulties, and autism severity across the lifespan. The characterization of the sensory processing in ASD has thus become crucial to identify the sensory and motor features influencing the development of personal autonomy. Objectives: The present study has two aims: (1) to compare the sensory processing between school-aged children with ASD and typically developing peers (TD); (2) to evaluate whether, within the ASD sample, the cognitive level and reported sensory symptoms explain the scores exhibited at the Sensory Processing Measure (SPM-2). Methods: The SPM-2 test was administered to the parents of 105 children with ASD and 70 TD. The ASD group was further subdivided into two groups, namely high and low functioning based on their cognitive level (High Functioning (HF), IQ > 80; Low Functioning (LF), IQ < 80). Results: ASD children exhibited higher scores throughout the SPM-2 total score and its multiple subscales. Within ASD, while HF and LF children did not differ in terms of the SPM-2 total score, a significant difference was found for the hearing, social participation, and balance and motion subscales. Conclusions: Aside from classical knowledge that the ASD population suffers from sensory processing disorders, we revealed that different sensory patterns are associated with high or low cognitive functioning. Beyond its neurobiological interest, such knowledge may be of fundamental importance for individualizing psychoeducational interventions in preschool- and school-aged children and later developmental stages. MDPI 2022-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8955781/ /pubmed/35329994 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11061668 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Narzisi, Antonio
Fabbri-Destro, Maddalena
Crifaci, Giulia
Scatigna, Stefano
Maugeri, Federica
Berloffa, Stefano
Fantozzi, Pamela
Prato, Adriana
Muccio, Rosy
Valente, Elena
Viglione, Valentina
Pecchini, Edoardo
Pelagatti, Susanna
Rizzo, Renata
Milone, Annarita
Barone, Rita
Masi, Gabriele
Sensory Profiles in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Descriptive Study Using the Sensory Processing Measure-2 (SPM-2)
title Sensory Profiles in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Descriptive Study Using the Sensory Processing Measure-2 (SPM-2)
title_full Sensory Profiles in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Descriptive Study Using the Sensory Processing Measure-2 (SPM-2)
title_fullStr Sensory Profiles in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Descriptive Study Using the Sensory Processing Measure-2 (SPM-2)
title_full_unstemmed Sensory Profiles in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Descriptive Study Using the Sensory Processing Measure-2 (SPM-2)
title_short Sensory Profiles in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Descriptive Study Using the Sensory Processing Measure-2 (SPM-2)
title_sort sensory profiles in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder: a descriptive study using the sensory processing measure-2 (spm-2)
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329994
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11061668
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