Caregivers’ Assessment of the Sensory Processing Patterns Exhibited by Children with Autism in the Gulf Region

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Alsaedi, Rehab H., Carrington, Suzanne and Watters, James. (2023). Caregivers’ Assessment of the Sensory Processing Patterns Exhibited by Children with Autism in the Gulf Region. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05937-4
AuthorsAlsaedi, Rehab H., Carrington, Suzanne and Watters, James
Abstract

This study explored the nature, prevalence, and developmental profiles of sensory processing disorders among children with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The participants comprised 119 children with ASD and 30 typically developing children and
their parents. The Child Sensory Profile-2 was used to assess the children’s sensory processing characteristics. The children
with ASD exhibited elevated sensory processing difficulties. Deficits were observed in all the sensory modalities among the
children with ASD, except the visual processing modality. Age-related improvements were observed in most sensory process-
ing domains, although non-significant differences were noted in three domains. These findings should enhance understanding
of the sensory challenges faced by children with ASD and contribute to the development of individually tailored, targeted, and age-specific therapeutic interventions

KeywordsSensory processing ; Autism spectrum disorder ; Gulf region; Child Sensory Profile-2 ; Hyposensitivity; Hypersensitivity
Year01 Jan 2023
JournalJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Journal citationpp. 1-17
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
ISSN0162-3257
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05937-4
Web address (URL)https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-023-05937-4#article-info
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Accepted07 Feb 2023
Deposited22 Jul 2024
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