Comment on: “An intervention for sensory difficulties in children with autism: a randomized trial” by Schaaf et al. (2013)
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The purpose of this letter to the editor is to comment on a recently published paper in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 'An Intervention for Sensory Difficulties in Children with Autism: A Randomized Trial' by Schaaf et al. (2013). The authors are commended for undertaking a randomised clinical trial (RCT) examining the efficacy of occupational therapy using sensory integration (OT/SI). The study complies with many of the recommended standards of RCT's including: (a) detailed eligibility criteria, (b) well-matched experimental and control groups, (c) use of gold-standard instruments to measure the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, (d) the use of functionally relevant outcome measures, (e) fidelity checking, and (f) manualization of the intervention. Additional aspects of rigour that could be considered in subsequent research include: (a) independent blinded measure of observational outcomes, (b) treatment and control interventions of equivalent dose, (c) public access to the manualized treatment guidelines, and (d) the use of a comparison occupational therapy intervention to address the same goals as the OT/SI intervention.
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A strong and positive correlation has been observed between difficulties in sensory processing and executive function deficits in various populations, such as premature children, children with autism spectrum disorders, and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
“A strong and positive correlation has also been observed between difficulties in sensory processing and executive function deficits in various populations, such as premature children (21–23), children with ASDs (24–26), and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (27–29).”
From Assessment of Sensory Processing and Executive Functions in Childhood: Development, Reliability, and Validity of the EPYFEI (2018) · cites this paper as [25]
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Autistic Traits and Abnormal Sensory Experiences in Adults
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“…on the autism spectrum, embracing both current theories of autistic perception (Frith, 2003; Pellicano & Burr, 2012) and the autistic experience (Ashburner et al., 2014a), through its focus on bringing the cognitions, emotions, and responses involved in sensory experiences to awareness.”
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Аутаева, А. Н., & Байдаулетова, А. (2024) · doi:10.51889/2960-1673.2024.78.3.007
- Authors
- Ashburner, J. K., Rodger, S. A., Ziviani, J. M., & Hinder, E. A.
- Affiliations
- Autism CRC (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Queensland Health (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Ashburner, Jill K.
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2014-03-08
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1486-1488
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W1973286888
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, sensory integration, occupational therapy, sensory difficulties, intervention efficacy, randomized controlled trial methodology, intervention fidelity, manualized intervention
- MeSH terms
- Autistic Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Sensation Disorders
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