Dear Readers,
Many of the UNIT Chapters in my book, KNOW AUTISM, KNOW YOUR CHILD with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker, have an added APPENDIX with more pertinent information for you. Therefore, the next few BLOGS will introduce you to them.
UNIT 4 When Is It Sensory? CH. 1 Sensory Issues, APPENDIX A – Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist, APPENDIX B – Autism Spectrum Disorder Sensory Profile.
Many of the UNIT Chapters in my book, KNOW AUTISM, KNOW YOUR CHILD with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker, have an added APPENDIX with more pertinent information for you. Therefore, the next few BLOGS will introduce you to them.
UNIT 4 When Is It Sensory? CH. 1 Sensory Issues, APPENDIX A – Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist, APPENDIX B – Autism Spectrum Disorder Sensory Profile.
Child rocking, purposelessly.
UNIT 4 When Is It Sensory
CHAPTER 1 Sensory Issues
APPENDIX A – Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist
Miller, L. (2014). Sensational Kids: Hope & Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD); Retrieved online from – spdstar.org/basic/identification-of-spd.
Infants and toddlers____ Problems eating or sleeping –
____ Refuses to go to anyone but their mom for comfort
____ Irritable when being dressed; uncomfortable in clothes
____ Rarely plays with toys
____ Resists cuddling, arches away when held
____ Cannot calm self
____ Floppy or stiff body, motor delays
Pre-schoolers____ Over-sensitive to touch, noises, smells, other people –
____ Difficulty making friends
____ Difficulty dressing, eating, sleeping, and/or toilet training
____ Clumsy; poor motor skills; weak
____ In constant motion; in everyone else's “face and space”
____ Frequent or long temper tantrums
Grade-schoolers___ Over-sensitive to touch, noise, smells, other people
___ Easily distracted, fidgety, craves movement; aggressive
___ Easily overwhelmed
___ Difficulty with handwriting or motor activities
___ Difficulty making friends
___ Unaware of pain and/or other people
Adolescents and adults –
___ Over-sensitive to touch, noise, smells, and other people
___ Poor self-esteem; afraid of failing at new tasks
___ Lethargic and slow
___ Always on the go; impulsive; distractible
___ Leaves tasks uncompleted
___ Clumsy, slow, poor motor skills or handwriting
___ Difficulty staying focused
___ Difficulty staying focused at work and in meetings
___ Unmotivated; never seems to get joy from life
End of APPENDIX A – Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist
Next –
UNIT 4 When Is It Sensory
CHAPTER 1 Sensory Issues
APPENDIX A – Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist
Miller, L. (2014). Sensational Kids: Hope & Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD); Retrieved online from – spdstar.org/basic/identification-of-spd.
Infants and toddlers____ Problems eating or sleeping –
____ Refuses to go to anyone but their mom for comfort
____ Irritable when being dressed; uncomfortable in clothes
____ Rarely plays with toys
____ Resists cuddling, arches away when held
____ Cannot calm self
____ Floppy or stiff body, motor delays
Pre-schoolers____ Over-sensitive to touch, noises, smells, other people –
____ Difficulty making friends
____ Difficulty dressing, eating, sleeping, and/or toilet training
____ Clumsy; poor motor skills; weak
____ In constant motion; in everyone else's “face and space”
____ Frequent or long temper tantrums
Grade-schoolers___ Over-sensitive to touch, noise, smells, other people
___ Easily distracted, fidgety, craves movement; aggressive
___ Easily overwhelmed
___ Difficulty with handwriting or motor activities
___ Difficulty making friends
___ Unaware of pain and/or other people
Adolescents and adults –
___ Over-sensitive to touch, noise, smells, and other people
___ Poor self-esteem; afraid of failing at new tasks
___ Lethargic and slow
___ Always on the go; impulsive; distractible
___ Leaves tasks uncompleted
___ Clumsy, slow, poor motor skills or handwriting
___ Difficulty staying focused
___ Difficulty staying focused at work and in meetings
___ Unmotivated; never seems to get joy from life
End of APPENDIX A – Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist
Next –
UNIT 4 When Is It Sensory?
CHAPTER 1 Sensory Issues
APPENDIX B – Autism Spectrum Disorder Sensory Profile
Referenced online from –
Sensory Processing in Low-Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Distinct Sensory Profiles and Their Relationships with Behavioral Dysfunction; by Corentin Gonthier, Lucie Longue´pe´e, Martine Bouvard; Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders; V46; p3078-3089.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Sensory Profile –
The final series of analyses examined whether patients in the different sensory clusters displayed different behavioral disorders. Results are synthesized in Tables 5 and 6 (see Online Information 1 for detailed descriptive statistics per cluster and per behavioral disorder subscale). The difference between clusters was statistically significant at the 0.05 level for all but four behavioral disorder subscales.
• Patients in Cluster A (over-sensitive) had a fairly typical level of impairment on most behavioral disorder subscales. These patients were mostly remarkable for a high level of isolation seeking, and for displaying less emotional liability than others. They were also relatively more autonomous than other clusters.
• Patients in Cluster B (under-sensitive) had a larger range of behavioral disorders than the over-sensitive patients of Cluster A. In particular, they displayed more emotional disorders than other clusters, with high scores in irritability and aggressiveness, emotional disorders and anxiety, and expression of affectivity. They had more difficulties with relationships to others, with high scores in social behavioral disorders and in other-aggression; their behavior was more influenced by environmental stimuli (‘‘environmental dependency’’), and they displayed more dysfunctional use of everyday objects (such as exploratory or destructive behaviors). These patients were also remarkable for demonstrating a significantly higher level of self-aggression than other clusters.
• Patients in Cluster C (passive) were characterized by their unresponsive behavior, with high isolation, hypo-activity and apathy, disinterest and indifference, but also deficits in social interactions and eye contacts. They displayed less reactivity to change and to sensory stimuli than other clusters, as well as less emotional liability. Unsurprisingly, these patients demonstrated less other-aggression than others.
• Patients in Cluster D (balanced profile) had lower scores on self-stimulation and reactivity to sensory stimuli, confirming their overall milder sensory dysfunction. These patients also had the least behavioral disorders of all: they were either equally impaired or significantly less impaired than other clusters on virtually all subscales. The only exception was that these patients demonstrated a high level of other aggression, presumably related to the fact that they were more active than other patients.
End of APPENDIX B – Autism Spectrum Disorder Sensory Profile
Thank you so much for sharing, commenting, and 'liking' on Facebook!
Regards,
Sara Luker
DISCLAIMER Know Autism – Know Your Child: with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
Just to let you know that I, Sara Hayden Luker, have put forth my best efforts in presenting what I have learned about autism, by sharing the stories and studies of those who have gone before us. Any author’s mention of products, services, treatments, and interventions or actions are not to be considered an endorsement, thereof. Know that to some, autism is an ‘unregulated business’. The content of this website material, digital or in any other form does not represent medical advice; nor does it constitute medical suggestions in any way. The material, including any downloadable parts, is for informational and/or educational purposes only. Your download and/or use of any of this material indicates your acceptance of this disclaimer.
This is a Personal Use Electronic Download. By downloading, you hereby agree and acknowledge that you are not acquiring any right, title or interest in, or to, the material; nor any associated copyrights, other than the right to possess, hold and use for personal, non-commercial purposes. Furthermore, you agree that you will: (i) not scan, copy, duplicate, distribute or otherwise reproduce the material(s) to resell, (ii) not use the material(s) for any commercial purposes. By purchasing/downloading you agree to these terms unconditionally. No ‘rights’ are given or transferred.
CHAPTER 1 Sensory Issues
APPENDIX B – Autism Spectrum Disorder Sensory Profile
Referenced online from –
Sensory Processing in Low-Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Distinct Sensory Profiles and Their Relationships with Behavioral Dysfunction; by Corentin Gonthier, Lucie Longue´pe´e, Martine Bouvard; Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders; V46; p3078-3089.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Sensory Profile –
The final series of analyses examined whether patients in the different sensory clusters displayed different behavioral disorders. Results are synthesized in Tables 5 and 6 (see Online Information 1 for detailed descriptive statistics per cluster and per behavioral disorder subscale). The difference between clusters was statistically significant at the 0.05 level for all but four behavioral disorder subscales.
• Patients in Cluster A (over-sensitive) had a fairly typical level of impairment on most behavioral disorder subscales. These patients were mostly remarkable for a high level of isolation seeking, and for displaying less emotional liability than others. They were also relatively more autonomous than other clusters.
• Patients in Cluster B (under-sensitive) had a larger range of behavioral disorders than the over-sensitive patients of Cluster A. In particular, they displayed more emotional disorders than other clusters, with high scores in irritability and aggressiveness, emotional disorders and anxiety, and expression of affectivity. They had more difficulties with relationships to others, with high scores in social behavioral disorders and in other-aggression; their behavior was more influenced by environmental stimuli (‘‘environmental dependency’’), and they displayed more dysfunctional use of everyday objects (such as exploratory or destructive behaviors). These patients were also remarkable for demonstrating a significantly higher level of self-aggression than other clusters.
• Patients in Cluster C (passive) were characterized by their unresponsive behavior, with high isolation, hypo-activity and apathy, disinterest and indifference, but also deficits in social interactions and eye contacts. They displayed less reactivity to change and to sensory stimuli than other clusters, as well as less emotional liability. Unsurprisingly, these patients demonstrated less other-aggression than others.
• Patients in Cluster D (balanced profile) had lower scores on self-stimulation and reactivity to sensory stimuli, confirming their overall milder sensory dysfunction. These patients also had the least behavioral disorders of all: they were either equally impaired or significantly less impaired than other clusters on virtually all subscales. The only exception was that these patients demonstrated a high level of other aggression, presumably related to the fact that they were more active than other patients.
End of APPENDIX B – Autism Spectrum Disorder Sensory Profile
Thank you so much for sharing, commenting, and 'liking' on Facebook!
Regards,
Sara Luker
DISCLAIMER Know Autism – Know Your Child: with < My Thoughts > by Sara Luker
Just to let you know that I, Sara Hayden Luker, have put forth my best efforts in presenting what I have learned about autism, by sharing the stories and studies of those who have gone before us. Any author’s mention of products, services, treatments, and interventions or actions are not to be considered an endorsement, thereof. Know that to some, autism is an ‘unregulated business’. The content of this website material, digital or in any other form does not represent medical advice; nor does it constitute medical suggestions in any way. The material, including any downloadable parts, is for informational and/or educational purposes only. Your download and/or use of any of this material indicates your acceptance of this disclaimer.
This is a Personal Use Electronic Download. By downloading, you hereby agree and acknowledge that you are not acquiring any right, title or interest in, or to, the material; nor any associated copyrights, other than the right to possess, hold and use for personal, non-commercial purposes. Furthermore, you agree that you will: (i) not scan, copy, duplicate, distribute or otherwise reproduce the material(s) to resell, (ii) not use the material(s) for any commercial purposes. By purchasing/downloading you agree to these terms unconditionally. No ‘rights’ are given or transferred.
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