Sensory Integration Education

Gemma Cartwright, Advanced Occupational Therapist and Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner, provides an update on recent SI research from across the lifespan.

Mental Health 

Joseph, R. Y., Casteleijn, D., van der Linde, J., & Franzsen, D. (2021). Sensory Modulation Dysfunction in Child Victims of Trauma: a Scoping Review. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 1-16.

Machingura, T., Lloyd, C., Murphy, K., Goulder, S., Shum, D., & Green, A. H. (2021). Views about sensory modulation from people with schizophrenia and treating staff: A multisite qualitative study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 0308022620988470.

Diamant, R., Ruiz, H., & Holmes, K. (2020). Relationships Between Sensory Processing Behaviors, Executive Function, and Temperament Characteristics for Effortful Control in School-Age Children. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505237p1-7411505237p1.

Yochman, A., & Pat-Horenczyk, R. (2020). Sensory modulation in children exposed to continuous traumatic stress. Journal of child & adolescent trauma, 13(1), 93-102.

Mahler, K., McLaughlin, E., & Anson, D. (2020). Interoception Across Varying Degrees of Mental Wellness. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505251p1-7411505251p1.

Mitchell, V., Kim, C., Nguyen, N., & Laughter, S. (2020). Sensory Modulation, Anxiety, and Interoception in Typical Adults. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505143p1-7411505143p1.

Mitchell, V., Kim, C., Nguyen, N., & Laughter, S. (2020). Sensory Modulation, Anxiety, and Interoception in Typical Adults. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505143p1-7411505143p1.

Brown, C., Karim, R., & Steuter, M. (2020). Retrospective Analysis of Studies Examining Sensory Processing Preferences in People With a Psychiatric Condition. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4), 7404205130p1-7404205130p11.

Goodman-Scott, E., Burgess, M., & Polychronopoulos, G. (2020). Counseling Adults With Sensory Processing Disorder: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 42(3), 234-250.

Holly, P. W. (2020). Interoception the foundation for: mind’s sensing of ‘self,’physiological responses, cognitive discrimination and dysregulation. Communicative & Integrative Biology, 13(1), 198-213.

Dowdy, R., Estes, J., Linkugel, M., & Dvornak, M. (2020). Trauma, Sensory Processing, and the Impact of Occupational Therapy on Youth Behavior in Juvenile Corrections. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 36(4), 373-393.

Isaacs, D., Key, A. P., Cascio, C. J., Conley, A. C., Walker, H. C., Wallace, M. T., & Claassen, D. O. (2020). Sensory Hypersensitivity Severity and Association with Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Adults with Tic Disorder. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 16, 2591.

Zhou, H. Y., Yang, H. X., Cui, X. L., Shi, L. J., Gong, J. B., Lui, S. S., ... & Chan, R. C. (2020). Self-reported sensory responsiveness patterns in typically-developing and early-onset schizophrenia adolescents: Its relationship with schizotypal and autistic traits. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 131, 255-262.

Neuroscience

Efimova, V. L., & Nikolaeva, E. I. (2020). The Role of the Vestibular System in the Development of Specific Language Disorders in Children. Human Physiology, 46(3), 306-311.

Gomez, I. N., & Flores, J. G. (2020). Diverse Patterns of Autonomic Nervous System Response to Sensory Stimuli Among Children with Autism. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 1-9.

Jung, J., Zbozinek, T. D., Cummings, K. K., Wilhelm, F. H., Dapretto, M., Craske, M. G., ... & Green, S. A. (2021). Associations between physiological and neural measures of sensory reactivity in youth with autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Brown, T., Swayn, E., & Pérez Mármol, J. M. (2021). The Relationship between Children’s Sensory Processing and Executive Functions: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, 1-18.

Pierce, S., Kadlaskar, G., Edmondson, D. A., Keehn, R. M., Dydak, U., & Keehn, B. (2021). Associations between sensory processing and electrophysiological and neurochemical measures in children with ASD: an EEG-MRS study. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 13(1), 1-11.

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Mikami, M., Hirota, T., Takahashi, M., Adachi, M., Saito, M., Koeda, S., ... & Yamada, J. (2021). Atypical Sensory Processing Profiles and Their Associations With Motor Problems In Pre-schoolers With Developmental Coordination Disorder. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 52(2), 311-320.

Assessment 

Schoen, S. A., Miller, L. J., & Mulligan, S. (2021). Validity of the Occupational Performance Scale of the Sensory Processing Three Dimensions Measure. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(2), 7502205090p1-7502205090p10.

May-Benson, T. A., Schoen, S. A., Teasdale, A., & Koomar, J. (2021). Inter-Rater Reliability of Goal Attainment Scaling with Children with Sensory Processing Disorder. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 9(1), 1-13

Keyvani, S., Dadkhah, A., Hosseini, S. A., & Gholamali Lavasani, M. (2020). The Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the" Sensory Processing Measure-Preschool" in Children. Journal of Exceptional Children, 20(2), 29-42.

Campi, E., Sideris, J., Holland, C., Sopkin, E., Chen, Y. J., Choi, E., ... & Baranek, G. (2020). Caregiver Stress & the Association Between Clinically Observed and Caregiver-Reported Sensory Responsiveness. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505245p1-7411505245p1.

Chu, V., & Anderson, L. (2020). Sensory-Processing Differences in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505130p1-7411505130p1.

Bart, O., & Liberman, L. (2020). Sustained Attention in Exposure to Tactile Stimuli Among Children 4 to 10 Years Old With and Without Sensory Modulation Disorders. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505261p1-7411505261p1.

Petersen, J., Mailloux, Z., Leao, M., & Schaaf, R. (2020). Validity of the Vestibular and Proprioceptive Tests of the Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration (EASI). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411500084p1-7411500084p1.

Brown, C., & Dunn, W. (2020). Development of a Participation-Focused Measure of Interoception. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411500038p1-7411500038p1.

Intervention 

Battin, V., Panzone, J., Fish, M., Lorthioir, N., Odierna, J., Dow, A., ... & Eberley, M. (2020). Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy Sensory Interventions for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411520500p1-7411520500p1.

Piller, A., & Hageman, S. (2020). Sensory Interventions Used in the Treatment of Gravitational Insecurity (GI). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411515452p1-7411515452p1.

Bird, D., & Rihtman, T. (2020). Sensory-Based Therapies: OTs’ Perceptions of the Evidence and Motivation for Practice. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505118p1-7411505118p1.

Charles, R., & Glennon, T. (2020). Understanding How School-Based OT Practitioners (OTPs) Perceive Sensory Integrative and Sensory-Based Interventions: Knowledge Base and Practical Application. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505260p1-7411505260p1.

Mirasola, E., Sutton, M., Cutler, M., & Glennon, T. (2020). OT Practitioner (OTP) Use of Sensory-Based Evidence: A Comparison of OTPs in the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and Canada. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505117p1-7411505117p1.

Gawlas, C., & Blaskowitz, M. (2020). The Impact of Sensory Diets on Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411515429p1-7411515429p1.

Pingale, V., Fletcher, T., Candler, C., Pickens, N., & Dunlap, K. (2020). Sensory Diets: Do They Work?. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411520490p1-7411520490p1.

Williamson, P., & Ennals, P. (2020). Making sense of it together: Youth & families co‐create sensory modulation assessment and intervention in community mental health settings to optimise daily life. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 67(5), 458-469.

Keptner, K. M., Fitzgibbon, C., & O’Sullivan, J. (2020). Effectiveness of anxiety reduction interventions on test anxiety: A comparison of four techniques incorporating sensory modulation. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 0308022620935061.

Mah, J. W., & Doherty, M. (2021). Sensorimotor Intervention Group for Children with ADHD and Sensory Processing Difficulties: A Feasibility Study. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 30(2), 447-459.

Mills, C., Chapparo, C., & Hinitt, J. (2021). [In Press] Impact of a sensory activity schedule intervention on cognitive strategy use in autistic students: a school-based pilot study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Neurodiversity

Isaacs, D., & Riordan, H. (2020). Sensory hypersensitivity in Tourette syndrome: a review. Brain and Development, 42(9), 627-638.

Adra, N., Cao, A., Makris, N., & Valera, E. M. (2020). Sensory Modulation Disorder and its Neural Circuitry in Adults with ADHD: A Pilot Study. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 1-11.

Panagiotidi, M., Overton, P. G., & Stafford, T. (2020). The relationship between sensory processing sensitivity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder traits: a spectrum approach. Psychiatry Research, 293, 113477.

Günal, A., Pekçetin, S., & Öksüz, Ç. (2020). Sensory processing patterns of young adults with preterm birth history. Somatosensory & Motor Research, 37(4), 288-292.

Autism 

Crasta, J., Davies, P., & Gavin, W. (2020). Sensory Processing Mediates the Relationship Between Attention and Social Responsiveness in Young Adults With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505064p1-7411505064p1.

Jayashankar, A., Butera, C., Harrison, L., Kilroy, E., Nalbach, A., Hossain, A., & Aziz-Zadeh, L. (2020). Mediation of Occupational Competence by Anxiety and Hyperarousal in Youths With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411505198p1-7411505198p1.

Istvan, E. M., Nevill, R. E., & Mazurek, M. O. (2020). Sensory over-responsivity, repetitive behavior, and emotional functioning in boys with and without autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 75, 101573.

Alamdarloo, G. H., & Mradi, H. (2020). The effectiveness of sensory integration intervention on the emotional-behavioral problems of children with autism spectrum disorder. Advances in Autism.

Itahashi, T., Fujino, J., Sato, T., Ohta, H., Nakamura, M., Kato, N., ... & Aoki, Y. Y. (2020). Neural correlates of shared sensory symptoms in autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Brain communications, 2(2), fcaa186.

Feldman, J. I., Cassidy, M., Liu, Y., Kirby, A. V., Wallace, M. T., & Woynaroski, T. G. (2020). Relations between Sensory Responsiveness and Features of Autism in Children. Brain sciences, 10(11), 775.

Syu, Y. C., Huang, P. C., Wang, T. Y., Chang, Y. C., & Lin, L. Y. (2020). Relationship Among Sensory Over-Responsivity, Problem Behaviors, and Anxiety in Emerging Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 16, 2181.

Werkman, M. F., Brouwer, S., Dijkxhoorn, Y. M., van Berckelaer-Onnes, I. A., Reijneveld, S. A., Landsman, J. A., & Begeer, S. (2020). The moderating effect of cognitive abilities on the association between sensory processing and emotional and behavioural problems and social participation in autistic individuals. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 78, 101663.

Fernandez-Prieto, M., Moreira, C., Cruz, S., Campos, V., Martínez-Regueiro, R., Taboada, M., ... & Sampaio, A. (2020). Executive functioning: A mediator between sensory processing and behaviour in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-13.

Werkman, M. F., Brouwer, S., Dijkxhoorn, Y. M., van Berckelaer-Onnes, I. A., Reijneveld, S. A., Landsman, J. A., & Begeer, S. (2020). The moderating effect of cognitive abilities on the association between sensory processing and emotional and behavioural problems and social participation in autistic individuals. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 78, 101663.

Occupation

Appleyard, K., Schaughency, E., Taylor, B., Sayers, R., Haszard, J., Lawrence, J., ... & Galland, B. (2020). Sleep and Sensory Processing in Infants and Toddlers: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(6), 7406205010p1-7406205010p12.

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