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Abstract
OBJECTIVE. This article documents the convergent validity of the Sensory Profile (SP) and the Sensory Processing Measure (SPM)–Home Form for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
METHOD. Parents of 34 children with ASD between ages 5 and 8 yr filled out both measures. Through correlations, x2 tests, and levels of agreement between classifications, the results for the SP and the SPM–Home Form were compared.
RESULTS. The raw scores were correlated for some sensory domains (hearing, vision, touch, and proprioception) and for social functioning. The classifications showed a significant level of agreement for most scales (ks 5 .247–.589, p £ .05) and for the total scores (k 5 .324, p £ .01).
CONCLUSION. This study provides further evidence of convergent validity between both tools. The SPM– Home Form identifies more children with ASD who present with sensory features for every domain measured by both tools.
Authors
Catherine Dugas, MSc, is Occupational Therapist, Centre Int´egr´e Universitaire de Sant´e et Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Iˆle-de-Montr´eal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Marie-Noe¨lle Simard, PhD, is Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Universit´e de Montr´eal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Researcher, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Eric Fombonne, MD, PhD, is Autism Research Director, Institute on Development and Disability, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
M´elanie Couture, PhD, is Associate Professor, School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universit´e de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, and Researcher, Axe Me`re-Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de l’Universit´e de Sherbrooke Research Center, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
Learning Objectives
1. List the common sensory features that children with autism spectrum disorder may have.
2. Understand use of the Sensory Profile and Sensory Processing Measure-Home Form in occupational therapy practice
3. Discuss the convergent validity of the Sensory Profile and Sensory Processing Measure-Home Form for children with autism spectrum disorder
CE Find Key Words: Sensory Processing Measure, Sensory Profile, ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Learning Level: Advanced
Target Audience: Occupational therapy practitioners
Content Focus: Category 1: Domain of OT; Category 2: OT Process: Evaluation
Reference Information:
Dugas, C., Simard, M.-N., Fombonne, E., & Couture, M. (2018). Comparison of two tools to assess sensory features in children with autism spectrum disorder. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 72, 7201195010. https://doi. org/10.5014/ajot.2018.024604
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