Department of Occupational Therapy Program Faculty Articles

Revision de la Literatura: Deficits en el Pocesamiento Sensorial en el Espectro del Autismo

Publication Title

Revista Chilena de Terapia Ocupacional

ISSN

0717-5346

Publication Date

2007

Abstract

In many opportunities the sensory processing deficits presented by children with autism are misinterpreted as behavioral issues with no biological base. This article is a review of the literature describing sensory processing deficits in children with autism. The literature reviewed can be divided into three types of studies: data collection through questionnaires, studies focusing on the neurofisiological aspects of sensory processing, and autobiographical accounts. The majority of individuals diagnosed with autism present sensory processing deficits that cut accross many sensory systems. These deficits need to be identified and addressed in the intervention process.

DOI

10.5354/0717-6767.2007.79

Volume

7

First Page

59

Last Page

68

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Occupational Therapy | Rehabilitation and Therapy

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