Sensory Profile¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 review),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
The Sensory Profile is a parent-reported standardized questionnaire developed by Winnie Dunn for assessing children's sensory processing in everyday activities, including auditory, visual, tactile, movement, and social-emotional responses.
Components¶
- Sensory Profile parent-reported questionnaire and related checklists for assessing sensory processing in children with ADHD: The review describes the Sensory Profile as "a widely used parent reported standardized questionnaire" in which children's responses to sensory events in daily life are rated by their parents. It assesses auditory, visual, taste/smell, body position, movement, and touch processing, plus activity level and social/emotional responses. Related instruments include a parent-reported auditory processing problem checklist (hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity to sounds) and a tactile sensory dysfunction checklist covering hypersensitivity, hyposensitivity, and poor tactile perception and discrimination. (Ghanizadeh A (2011))
Claims¶
- ODD and anxiety co-morbidity predict more severe sensory processing problems in children with ADHD [+M] (sensory problems assessed with the Sensory Profile and related checklists)
- Tactile defensiveness in ADHD is specific to affected children, more frequent in females, and not due to tactile perception impairment [+M]
Related Products and Programmes¶
- Educate parents about sensory processing problems and minimize classroom background noise for children with ADHD and auditory processing problems: the classroom and home responses the same review recommends once sensory problems are identified
Key Sources¶
- Ghanizadeh A. (2011). Sensory Processing Problems in Children with ADHD, a Systematic Review. Psychiatry Investig 2011;8:89-94. https://doi.org/10.4306/pi.2011.8.2.89
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The Sensory Profile is a parent-reported standardized questionnaire developed by Winnie Dunn for assessing children's sensory processing in everyday activities, including auditory, visual, tactile, movement, and social-emotional responses. |
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