Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, 1540 Alcazar, CHP-133, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Am J Occup Ther. 2012 Sep-Oct;66(5):621-4. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2012.004234.
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.
目的。自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)儿童的感觉处理困难已得到广泛记录。然而,对于该人群处理本体感受信息的能力知之甚少。
方法。我们使用综合本体感受观察(COP;Blanche、Bodison、Chang 和 Reinoso,即将出版)来描述 ASD 儿童经历的本体感受困难。使用 COP 研究了 32 名 ASD 儿童、26 名发育障碍(不包括 ASD)儿童和 28 名典型发育对照儿童。
结果。ASD 儿童存在与发育障碍儿童及其典型发育对照不同的本体感受处理困难。描述了具体数据、潜在的临床应用以及未来研究的方向。
结论。结果表明 COP 具有有用的临床研究应用。需要进一步评估心理测量特性、临床实用性以及不同临床人群之间的有意义差异。