Toward a best-practice protocol for assessment of sensory features in ASD

Title: Toward a best-practice protocol for assessment of sensory features in ASD
Creator: Schaaf, Roseann C.; Lane, Alison E.
Relation: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Vol. 45, Issue 5, p. 1380-1395
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2299-z
Publisher: Springer
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2015
Description: Sensory difficulties are a commonly occurring feature of autism spectrum disorders and are now included as one manifestation of the 'restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities' diagnostic criteria of the DSM5 necessitating guidelines for comprehensive assessment of these features. To facilitate the development of such guidelines, this paper provides an overview of the literature on sensory features in autism spectrum disorder. We summarize the literature pertaining to: terminology, current assessment practices, sensory development, and the relationship of sensory features to core symptoms of autism. The paper concludes with recommendations for clinical assessment of sensory features in Autism.
Subject: autism; perceptual disorders; sensory function; sensory disorders; symptom assessment; best practices
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1333325
Identifier: uon:27059
Identifier: ISSN:0162-3257
Language: eng
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