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South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021
BACKGROUND: There is need for the assessment of sensory modulation in children with Autism Spectr... more BACKGROUND: There is need for the assessment of sensory modulation in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to be culturally, environmentally, economically and language sensitive to the South African population. It is assumed that the measures in current use are not appropriate, acceptable, practical or accessible for the South African child with ASD AIM: This study sought the practitioners' perspective on the clinical utility of three sensory modulation measures for children diagnosed with ASD in South Africa METHODS: A quantitative survey method was used to collect data from a purposive sample of 31 SAISI Occupational Therapy members nationwide RESULTS: Urban participants accounted for 83% of the sample, 80% were in private practice and 67% from English-speaking practices. All three measures demonstrated some level of clinical utility. The Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) was found to be more appropriate than the Sensory Profile (SP) (p<0.007), although the SP was mo...
South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021
BACKGROUND: There is need for the assessment of sensory modulation in children with Autism Spectr... more BACKGROUND: There is need for the assessment of sensory modulation in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to be culturally, environmentally, economically and language sensitive to the South African population. It is assumed that the measures in current use are not appropriate, acceptable, practical or accessible for the South African child with ASD AIM: This study sought the practitioners' perspective on the clinical utility of three sensory modulation measures for children diagnosed with ASD in South Africa METHODS: A quantitative survey method was used to collect data from a purposive sample of 31 SAISI Occupational Therapy members nationwide RESULTS: Urban participants accounted for 83% of the sample, 80% were in private practice and 67% from English-speaking practices. All three measures demonstrated some level of clinical utility. The Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) was found to be more appropriate than the Sensory Profile (SP) (p<0.007), although the SP was mo...