The Effectiveness of Sensory Integration Therapy for Children with Asperger's Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified: A Case Control Study

Muhammad Hidayat Sahid, Andriani Pratiwi, Ratna Darjanti Haryadi

2019

Abstract

Asperger's syndrome (AS) and Pervasive Development Disorder-NOS (PDD-NOS) challenge clinicians to seek effective interventions. This study aimed to determine if sensory integration (SI) therapy has an effect on any specific sensory motor deficits. The study used a pretest-posttest design. The intervention was SI therapy twice weekly for 10 weeks. Subjects were 9 AS and 8 PDD-NOS children. The assessment tools Sensory Profile and The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency Second Edition (BOT-2) were performed at start, 5 weeks and after 10 weeks of intervention. Tests results were analyzed in SPSS v22 using ANOVA. Sensory seeking improved significantly (p<.05). (p<.05) on pretest-posttest and midtest-posttest. Auditory processing, modulation of movement affecting activity level, modulation of visual input affecting emotional responses and activity level (p<.05) of the Sensory Profile were significant. Post hoc analysis revealed significance in auditory processing from pretest to posttest (p<.05). ANOVA analysis approached significance on fine motor and perceptual skills (p=.08), multisensory processing (p=.08) and modulation related to body position and movement (p=.08). Significant difference (p<.05) was seen on the balance subtest, the running speed and agility subtest approached significance (p=.07). This study indicates that SI therapy is effective in some specific sensory deficits AS and PDD-NOS.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sahid M., Pratiwi A. and Haryadi R. (2019). The Effectiveness of Sensory Integration Therapy for Children with Asperger's Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified: A Case Control Study.In Proceedings of the 11th National Congress and the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Indonesian Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Association - Volume 1: KONAS XI and PIT XVIII PERDOSRI, ISBN 978-989-758-409-1, pages 270-280. DOI: 10.5220/0009089302700280

in Bibtex Style

@conference{konas xi and pit xviii perdosri19,
author={Muhammad Hidayat Sahid and Andriani Pratiwi and Ratna Darjanti Haryadi},
title={The Effectiveness of Sensory Integration Therapy for Children with Asperger's Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified: A Case Control Study},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th National Congress and the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Indonesian Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Association - Volume 1: KONAS XI and PIT XVIII PERDOSRI,},
year={2019},
pages={270-280},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009089302700280},
isbn={978-989-758-409-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 11th National Congress and the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Indonesian Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Association - Volume 1: KONAS XI and PIT XVIII PERDOSRI,
TI - The Effectiveness of Sensory Integration Therapy for Children with Asperger's Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified: A Case Control Study
SN - 978-989-758-409-1
AU - Sahid M.
AU - Pratiwi A.
AU - Haryadi R.
PY - 2019
SP - 270
EP - 280
DO - 10.5220/0009089302700280