Department of Occupational Therapy Program Faculty Articles

Proprioceptive processing difficulties among children with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities.

Publication Title

The American journal of occupational therapy. : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association

Publisher

Published For The American Occupational Therapy Association By Ajot Pub. Co

ISSN

0272-9490

Publication Date

9-1-2012

Keywords

Case-Control Studies, Child, Child Development, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Child, Preschool, Developmental Disabilities, Female, Humans, Male, Proprioception, Psychometrics

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. Sensory processing difficulties among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been extensively documented. However, less is known about this population's ability to process proprioceptive information. METHOD. We used the Comprehensive Observations of Proprioception (COP; Blanche, Bodison, Chang, & Reinoso, in press) to describe the proprioceptive difficulties experienced by children with ASD. A sample of 32 children with ASD, 26 children with developmental disabilities excluding ASD, and 28 typically developing control children were studied using the COP. RESULTS. Children with ASD present with proprioceptive processing difficulties that are different from those of children with developmental disabilities and their typically developing counterparts. Specific data, potential clinical applications, and directions for future research are described. CONCLUSION. Results suggest that the COP has useful clinical research applications. Further assessment of psychometric properties, clinical utility, and meaningful differences among diverse clinical populations are needed.

DOI

10.5014/ajot.2012.004234

Volume

66

Issue

5

First Page

621

Last Page

624

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Occupational Therapy | Rehabilitation and Therapy

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