Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2012

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This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author’s final published version in The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 66, Issue 5, September/October 2012, Pages 923-929.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2012.004226. Copyright © American Occupational Therapy Association

Abstract

Parents of children with autism frequently report that their children exhibit unusual responses to sensory experiences. Little research is available, however, describing how parents' and children's culture and environment might influence parents' reports of their children's behaviors. This study compared the frequency of parent-reported responses to sensory experiences in children from two countries-Israel and the United States. We administered the Short Sensory Profile to primary caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and typically developing peers. Results indicate that Israeli parents reported unusual responses to sensory experiences less frequently than U.S. parents for both ASD and typically developing children. U.S. children with ASD demonstrated significantly greater difficulty in the Auditory Filtering and Visual/Auditory Sensitivity domains than Israeli children with ASD. These findings indicate a need to further explore the influence of culture and environment on caregiver perceptions of the responses to sensory experiences of children with ASD.

PubMed ID

22917132

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