Abstract
Research background: Autism Spectrum Disorder is a complex neurophysiological disorder with social and communication disorders. The main symptoms include defects in social interaction, which prevents them from communicating smoothly with others and further affects their participation in activities. So far, no studies on activity participation and related factors of preschool children with autism have been found.
Research methods and steps: This study adopted 114 autistic children aged 36-83 months. We used the Assessment of Preschool Children's Participation (APCP) to survey activity participation. To understand the types of sensory processing in
children's daily life situations, the Sensory Profile 2 Short Form (Dunn, 2014) is used.
Results: 114 autistic children participated in an average of 30 activities. The overall activity participation difference averaged 66.9 (SD = 14.3), with game activities having the highest scores and social activities having the lowest scores. The average quadrant score of "sensory seeking" was the lowest in the four types of sensory processing; and children with scores exceeding 70% in the other three quadrants "sensory avoiding", "sensory sensitive" and "low registration" are above the norm 1-2 standard deviations. It indicates that children with autism do have sensory processing disorders. Correlation analysis showed that children with more sensory avoiding, sensory sensitive, and low registration tend to participate in less physical activities; children with more sensory sensitive and sensory avoiding prone to participate in fewer social activities. Conclusion: In this study, we can gain a deeper understanding
of the relationship between activity participation and sensory processing disorders of preschool autistic children in Taiwan. In the future, we can consider the sensory processing factors in the clinic to provide children with autism complete intervention and treatment to promote children's performance in activity participation.
Research methods and steps: This study adopted 114 autistic children aged 36-83 months. We used the Assessment of Preschool Children's Participation (APCP) to survey activity participation. To understand the types of sensory processing in
children's daily life situations, the Sensory Profile 2 Short Form (Dunn, 2014) is used.
Results: 114 autistic children participated in an average of 30 activities. The overall activity participation difference averaged 66.9 (SD = 14.3), with game activities having the highest scores and social activities having the lowest scores. The average quadrant score of "sensory seeking" was the lowest in the four types of sensory processing; and children with scores exceeding 70% in the other three quadrants "sensory avoiding", "sensory sensitive" and "low registration" are above the norm 1-2 standard deviations. It indicates that children with autism do have sensory processing disorders. Correlation analysis showed that children with more sensory avoiding, sensory sensitive, and low registration tend to participate in less physical activities; children with more sensory sensitive and sensory avoiding prone to participate in fewer social activities. Conclusion: In this study, we can gain a deeper understanding
of the relationship between activity participation and sensory processing disorders of preschool autistic children in Taiwan. In the future, we can consider the sensory processing factors in the clinic to provide children with autism complete intervention and treatment to promote children's performance in activity participation.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Relationship between Activity Participation and Sensory Processing Disorder in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| Pages (from-to) | 123-136 |
| Journal | 樹人學報 = Journal of Shu Zen College of Medicine and Management |
| Volume | 17 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 Jul |