Discriminating Children with Autism from Children with Learning Difficulties with an Adaptation of the Short Sensory Profile

Autor/inn/en	O'Brien, Justin; Tsermentseli, Stella; Cummins, Omar; Happe, Francesca; Heaton, Pamela; Spencer, Janine
Titel	Discriminating Children with Autism from Children with Learning Difficulties with an Adaptation of the Short Sensory Profile
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 179 (2009) 4, S.383-394 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
Schlagwörter	Learning Problems; Autism; Learning Disabilities; Discriminant Analysis; Profiles; Test Validity; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Comparative Analysis; Sensory Integration; Perceptual Development; Perceptual Impairments; Stimuli; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Screening Tests; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Down Syndrome; Genetic Disorders; Cerebral Palsy; Visual Stimuli; Auditory Stimuli; Motion; Tactual Perception; Evaluation Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernproblem; Autismus; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Diskriminanzanalyse; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Testvalidität; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Sensorische Integration; Wahrnehmungsentwicklung; Perceptual handicaps; Wahrnehmungsstörung; Anreizsystem; Screening-Verfahren; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Hirnlähmung; Auditive Stimulation; Bewegungsablauf; Taktile Wahrnehmung
Abstract	In this article, we examine the extent to which children with autism and children with learning difficulties can be discriminated from their responses to different patterns of sensory stimuli. Using an adapted version of the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), sensory processing was compared in 34 children with autism to 33 children with typical development and 22 children with learning difficulties without autism. Both clinical groups showed high symptoms of sensory impairment compared to controls. However, the autism group displayed higher levels of impairment in auditory hyper-sensitivity and visual stimulus-seeking factors compared to controls and the learning-disabled group. Using a discriminant analysis we found a combination of four factors which correctly classified 80.9% of the children. Implications for the diagnostic value of sensory processing in autism are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10