Relationships Between Stereotyped Movements and Sensory Processing Disorders in Children With and Without Developmental or Sensory Disorders

OBJECTIVE. Stereotyped movements (SM) are a defining characteristic of autism but are also present in children with a range of sensory and developmental disorders. We examined whether the severity of sensory processing disorders (SPD) was associated with the severity of SM and whether SPD accounted...

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Main Authors: Gal, E., Dyck, M., Passmore, Anne
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Occupational Therapy Association Inc 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24491
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author Gal, E.
Dyck, M.
Passmore, Anne
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Passmore, Anne
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description OBJECTIVE. Stereotyped movements (SM) are a defining characteristic of autism but are also present in children with a range of sensory and developmental disorders. We examined whether the severity of sensory processing disorders (SPD) was associated with the severity of SM and whether SPD accounted for between group differences in SM. METHOD. The Short Sensory Profile and the Stereotyped and Self-Injurious Movements Interview were administered to children with autism, intellectual disability, visual impairment, and hearing impairment and to typically developing children. RESULTS. SPD predicted the severity of SM in all samples and accounted for differences in SM betweenthe groups. Other differences in the severity of SM were the result of diagnosis and the interaction between diagnosis and an intellectual disability. CONCLUSION. SPD may be a source of SM, but functional connections between these phenomena will need to be tested in future research. Implications for occupational performance are addressed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-244912017-01-30T12:43:19Z Relationships Between Stereotyped Movements and Sensory Processing Disorders in Children With and Without Developmental or Sensory Disorders Gal, E. Dyck, M. Passmore, Anne visual disorders sensory processing sensory integrative dysfunction stereotypic movement disorder developmental disabilities hearing disorders autistic disorder OBJECTIVE. Stereotyped movements (SM) are a defining characteristic of autism but are also present in children with a range of sensory and developmental disorders. We examined whether the severity of sensory processing disorders (SPD) was associated with the severity of SM and whether SPD accounted for between group differences in SM. METHOD. The Short Sensory Profile and the Stereotyped and Self-Injurious Movements Interview were administered to children with autism, intellectual disability, visual impairment, and hearing impairment and to typically developing children. RESULTS. SPD predicted the severity of SM in all samples and accounted for differences in SM betweenthe groups. Other differences in the severity of SM were the result of diagnosis and the interaction between diagnosis and an intellectual disability. CONCLUSION. SPD may be a source of SM, but functional connections between these phenomena will need to be tested in future research. Implications for occupational performance are addressed. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24491 American Occupational Therapy Association Inc restricted
spellingShingle visual disorders
sensory processing
sensory integrative dysfunction
stereotypic movement disorder
developmental disabilities
hearing disorders
autistic disorder
Gal, E.
Dyck, M.
Passmore, Anne
Relationships Between Stereotyped Movements and Sensory Processing Disorders in Children With and Without Developmental or Sensory Disorders
title Relationships Between Stereotyped Movements and Sensory Processing Disorders in Children With and Without Developmental or Sensory Disorders
title_full Relationships Between Stereotyped Movements and Sensory Processing Disorders in Children With and Without Developmental or Sensory Disorders
title_fullStr Relationships Between Stereotyped Movements and Sensory Processing Disorders in Children With and Without Developmental or Sensory Disorders
title_full_unstemmed Relationships Between Stereotyped Movements and Sensory Processing Disorders in Children With and Without Developmental or Sensory Disorders
title_short Relationships Between Stereotyped Movements and Sensory Processing Disorders in Children With and Without Developmental or Sensory Disorders
title_sort relationships between stereotyped movements and sensory processing disorders in children with and without developmental or sensory disorders
topic visual disorders
sensory processing
sensory integrative dysfunction
stereotypic movement disorder
developmental disabilities
hearing disorders
autistic disorder
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24491