1Occupational Therapist, Department of Occupational Therapy, Government Spine Institute, Civil Hospital Campus, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2Assistant Professor/Incharge, Occupation Therapy College, IAHSET, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
3Principal, HOD and Professor of Jaipur Occupational Therapy College, Maharaj Vinayak Global University, Dhand, Amer, Jaipur, Rajsthan, India
4Occupational Therapist, Department of Occupational Therapy, Civil Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
5Physiotherapist Tutor, Trauma Center, Civil Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Online published on 26 October, 2018.
The purpose of the study was to find out the most common behaviours/items for the age groups 3 years, 4 years, 5–10 years from each sections of SSP that can be useful to differentiate children with ASD from children without ASD among Indian population with the help of the caregivers of the children. Age and Gender matched 50 children with and without ASD were approached on different platforms and incorporated in the study on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study. The items were identified and compared between the groups. These behaviours play a major role in diagnosis of children with ASD because they have been developed for all the age-groups. The sample does not represent the entire population of children with ASD and without ASD of the specific age group; therefore the study can be done with a larger sample size. From this study, it has been concluded that these items can be used to understand sensory processing abilities of children with ASD which can be really very helpful to caregivers and occupational therapists in assessing and programme planning.
ASD-Autism Spectrum Disorder, SSP-Short Sensory Profile
