O'Brien, Justin; Tsermentseli, Stella; Cummins, Omar; Happe, Francesca; Heaton, Pam F. and Spencer, Janine. 2009. Discriminating children with autism from children with learning difficulties with an adaptation of the Short Sensory Profile. Early Child Development and Care, 179(4), pp. 383-394. ISSN 0300-4430 [Article]

No full text available

Abstract or Description

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.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430701567926
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology
Dates:	Date Event 2009 Published
Item ID:	5313
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2011 11:16
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2017 15:41
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/5313

Edit Record (login required)