ReviewFrontiers in integrative neuroscience2020
Evaluating Sensory Integration/Sensory Processing Treatment: Issues and Analysis.
Review in Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Incidence of misophonia, associated auditory symptoms and sensory processing profiles in university students in Turkey: a comparative study of clinical, subclinical and control groups.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2026Article
- Eating Behaviors and Energy and Nutrient Intakes in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with and Without Sensory Integration Difficulties.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Interventions Adhering to the Revised Ayres Sensory Integration® Fidelity Measure: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- A Descriptive Study on the Association Between the Sensory Profile and the Autistic Quotient in Italian 3-12-Year-Old Preschoolers and Schoolers with Autism.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Sensory abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder and their in vitro modeling.Translational psychiatry · 2025Review
- Impact of Prematurity and Maternal Bonding on Sensory Processing at 12 Months.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sensory Processing of Time and Space in Autistic Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- No significant links between somatognosia, stereognosia, and hypermobility: sensory processing unlikely to drive common complaints in hypermobile population.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Outcome Measures in Evaluation of Weighted Blankets: A Scoping Review.Occupational therapy international · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Attention, Sensory Processing, and Social Responsiveness Among Adults on the Autism Spectrum.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
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- Sensory Integration: A Novel Approach for Healthy Ageing and Dementia Management.Brain sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
For more than 50 years, "Sensory Integration" has been a theoretical framework for diagnosing and treating disabilities in children under the umbrella of "sensory integration dysfunction" (SID). More recently, the approach has been reframed as "the dimensions of sensory processing" or SPD in place of SID, so the review herein describes this collective framework as sensory integration/sensory processing treatment (SI/SP-T) for ASD. This review is not focused on diagnosis of SI/SPD. Broadly, the SI/SPD intervention approach views a plethora of disabilities such as ADHD, ASD, and disruptive behavior as being exacerbated by difficulties in modulating and integrating sensory input with a primary focus on contributions from tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular systems which are hypothesized to contribute to core symptoms of the conditions (e.g., ASD). SI/SP intervention procedures include sensory protocols designed to enhance tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular experiences. SI/SP-T procedures utilize equipment (e.g., lycra swings, balance beams, climbing walls, and trampolines), specific devices (e.g., weighted vests, sensory brushes) and activities (e.g., placing hands in messy substances such as shaving cream, sequenced movements) hypothesized to enhance sensory integration and sensory processing. The approach is reviewed herein to provide a framework for testing SI/SP-T using widely accepted clinical trials and event coding methods used in applied behavior analysis (ABA) and other behavioral interventions. Also, a related but distinct neuroscientific paradigm,
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