Brief Report: Parent Perspectives on Sensory-Based Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Brief Report: Parent Perspectives on Sensory-Based Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sensory-Based Interventions (SBIs) are often recommended to enable function/participation in children with ASD. Still, there are limited studies to evaluate their effectiveness. Acceptability studies are an important step towards establishing effective interventions. We examined parents' percep...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 2109 - 2114
Main Authors: Peña, Moira, Ng, Yvonne, Ripat, Jacquie, Anagnostou, Evdokia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01-06-2021
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
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Autism
Autistic children
Barriers
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Brief Report
Care and treatment
Child and School Psychology
Children
Compression therapy
Diseases
Families & family life
Intervention
Massage
Neurosciences
Occupational therapy
Parent Attitudes
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Program Effectiveness
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Public Health
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation
Response rates
Sensory evaluation
Sensory Integration
Sensory perception
Therapists
Uptake
Canada
Autism
ASD
Sensory-Based interventions
Sensory
Parent perspectives
Challenging behaviours
Sensory Processing
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Summary:Sensory-Based Interventions (SBIs) are often recommended to enable function/participation in children with ASD. Still, there are limited studies to evaluate their effectiveness. Acceptability studies are an important step towards establishing effective interventions. We examined parents' perceptions of the uptake and acceptability of such interventions. An online survey was sent to 399 families; response rate was 39%. The most frequently therapist-recommended interventions were trampoline (54.6%), massage (47.8%), and oral-motor tools (43.8%). Highest use was reported for massage (96.3%), trampoline (89.2%) and joint compressions and brushing (89.2%). The majority of parents viewed these interventions to be very important /important, (74.8%) but barriers to their use were identified. High acceptability of SBIs was reported by parents of children with ASD.
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ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-020-04644-8