Initial Development of the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile | Semantic Scholar (2024)

It is demonstrated that the Infant Toddler Sensory Profile and the Sensory Processing Measure-Preschool can be used with an Australian context and contributes to the body of knowledge regarding the known-group validity for the ITSP and the SPM-P.

Specific sensory features were associated with both early signs of ASD and less mature general development, and toddlers with fewer sensory features overall had more mature language skills.

The influence of late preterm birth on sensory processing may become subtle at age two, with the exception of those LP children experiencing complicated medical management after birth.

This study adds to recent literature linking sensory processing patterns to sleep problems and is the first to demonstrate this relationship in young, typically developing children.

Gross motor abilities were related with sensory processing, especially oral sensoryprocessing, in children aged 18 to 36 months, and showed that gross motor ability may be related to oral sensory processing.

Examination of the sensory processing and behaviors of toddlers with developmental delays and correlated these with parents’ perceived ability to participate in occupations revealed weak inverse relationships existed between anxious/depressed, sleep problems, and aggressive behavior in children and parent participation but no predictive nature between these constructs and parent Participation in regression analysis.

There may be a developmental profile indicative of an elevated likelihood of autism in infants born to mothers with asthma, but due to the small sample size, these findings need to be considered with caution.

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Two thirds of the items on the Sensory Profile were uncommon for typical children and thus may contribute useful information about children with disabilities who respond to these sensory events.

Children with ADHD differed significantly from children without disabilities in their sensory responsiveness based on Sensory Profile results, which can contribute to diagnostic and program planning processes and increase understanding of the nature of the disorder of ADHD.

The findings indicate that subtle symptoms of autism are present at 9–12 months, and suggest that early assessment procedures need to consider sensory processing/sensory-motor functions in addition to social responses during infancy.

Factor analysis revealed nine discreet factors that indicate sensory modulation and responsiveness that may be related to intensity or duration of behaviors as they begin to interfere with functional performance in daily life.

Evidence is provided to support the four subscales of the Adult Sensory Profile as distinct constructs of sensory processing preferences as well as the four-quadrant model.

Development outcomes of 39 infants with high irritability and sensory processing problems were examined at 7–30 months and at 3 years using clinical interdisciplinary assessment, revealing that untreated subjects had more sleep problems and were more irritable whereas treated Subjects had more feeding problems and their mothers reported feeling depressed.

The Sensory Profile is useful for discriminating certain groups of children with disabilities and is accurately classified into disability categories with the factors described by previous authors, suggesting that patterns of behavior associated with certain developmental disorders are reflected in populations of children without disabilities.

The Sensory Profile can provide information about the sensory processing skills of children with autism to assist occupational therapists in assessing and planning intervention for these children.

A child's ability to successfully perform daily activities because of its effect on cognitive, sensory, and motor development is affected.

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