The Role of Sensory Modulation Deficits and Behavi

Authors: Ruth PérezRobles Eduardo Doval Ma Claustre Jané Pedro Caldeira da Silva Ana Luisa Papoila Daniel Virella

Publish Date: 2012/10/02

Volume: 44, Issue: 3, Pages: 400-411

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Abstract

To contribute to the validation of the sensory and behavioral criteria for Regulation Disorders of Sensory Processing RDSP DC03R 2005 this study examined a sample of toddlers in a clinical setting to analyze 1 the severity of sensory modulation deficits and the behavioral symptoms of RDSP 2 the associations between sensory and behavioral symptoms and 3 the specific role of sensory modulation deficits in an RDSP diagnosis Based on clinical observations 78 toddlers were classified into two groups toddlers with RDSP N = 18 and those with “other diagnoses in Axis I/II of the DC03R” OD3R N = 60 The parents completed the Infant Toddler Sensory Profile and the Achenbach Checklist The results revealed that the RDSP group had more severe sensory modulation deficits and specific behavioral symptoms stronger although not significant associations between most sensory and behavioral symptoms and a significant sensory modulation deficit effect These findings support the validity of RDSPThis research was supported in part by grant SFRH/BD/38992/2007 from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science Technology and Higher Education POCI 2010 and an European Social Grant The authors gratefully acknowledge the clinical team of UPI of CHCLHospital Dona Estefânia for their participation and implementation of the research protocol Marta Alves MSc from the Epidemiology and Statistics Office of the Research Unit of CHCL and the parents of the child who participate in this research

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