Sensory processing of children with autism Spectrum Disorder from 3 to 14 years’ old

The aim of this study was to investigate the sensory processing status of children with autism from 3 to 14 years old based on the children sensory profile 2.

In this descriptive study, 43 children with autism disorder participated. After completing the demographic questionnaire and obtaining consent, parents of children with autism were asked to complete the children sensory profile 2. Participants' demographic information and sensory processing status were analyzed by SPSS software version 22 based on the cut-offs of the 13 sections of the questionnaire.

In this study, 25.6% of the children were female and 74.4% of them were boys. Frequency of sensory processing disorder based on cut of point the children sensory profile 2 (seeking: 37.2%, avoiding: 53.6%, sensitivity: 55.8%, registration: 60.5%, auditory: 28.8%, visual: 39.6%, touch: 58.2%, movement: 44.2%, body position: 53.5%, oral: 39.6%, conduct: 48.9%, social emotional: 67.6% and attentional: 44.2%).

Awarding to the findings, it can be concluded that increasing the frequency of registration as a sensory processing disorder leads to affecting social emotional responses.