A Comparison of the Sensory Profile and Sensory Processing Measure Home Form for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. (1st November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hansen, Kathleen Deirdre; Jirikowic, Tracy
• Is Part Of: Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics. Volume 33:Number 4(2013)
• Page Start: 440
• Page End: 452
• Publication Date: 2013-11-01
• Subjects: Physical therapy for children -- Periodicals; Occupational therapy for children -- Periodicals; Child development deviations -- Periodicals; 615.82083
• DOI: 10.3109/01942638.2013.791914
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0194-2638

Abstract

<abstract> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <p>This exploratory study compared the performance of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD; <italic>n</italic> = 11) and children with typical development (TD) without alcohol exposure (<italic>n</italic> = 12) on the Short Sensory Profile (SSP) and Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) Home Form. The child's primary caregiver completed both measures. For children with FASD, 90.9% had probable or definite differences on the SSP and 81.8% had some problems or definite dysfunction on the SPM Home Form. All children with TD (100%) scored in the typical range on total scores for both measures. For the children with FASD, the percent agreement between the two measures was 36.6% for the three classification categories (typical, probable/some, and definite) and 81.8% when classification was collapsed into two categories (typical and probable/definite difference). Both measures detected sensory processing differences for children with FASD, however, categorization of clinical severity varied based on the cutoffs used.</p> </abstract>