Implication of the Sensory Environment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perspectives from School

Ana Gentil-Gutiérrez, José Luis Cuesta-Gómez, Paula Rodríguez-Fernández and Jerónimo Javier González-Bernal
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Ana Gentil-Gutiérrez: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
José Luis Cuesta-Gómez: Department of Educational Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Paula Rodríguez-Fernández: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Jerónimo Javier González-Bernal: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 14, 1-8

Abstract: (1) Background: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) frequently have difficulties in processing sensory information, which is a limitation when participating in different contexts, such as school. The objective of the present study was to compare the sensory processing characteristics of children with ASD in the natural context of school through the perception of professionals in the field of education, in comparison with neurodevelopmental children (2) Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study as conducted with study population consisting of children between three and ten years old, 36 of whom were diagnosed with ASD and attended the Autismo Burgos association; the remaining 24 had neurotypical development. The degree of response of the children to sensory stimuli at school was evaluated using the Sensory Profile-2 (SP-2) questionnaire in its school version, answered by the teachers. (3) Results: Statistically significant differences were found in sensory processing patterns ( p = 0.001), in sensory systems ( p = 0.001) and in school factors ( p = 0.001). Children with ASD who obtained worse results. (4) Conclusions: Children with ASD are prone to present sensory alterations in different contexts, giving nonadapted behavioral and learning responses.

Keywords: autism; ASD; children; sensory difficulties; processing patterns; sensory systems; school (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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