Abstract
A 36-item test entitled the Test of Sensory Integration was developed to measure sensory integrative functions in preschool children. It focused specifically on postural control, bilateral motor integration, and reflex integration. This version of the test is the product of two previous psychometric studies and extensive revisions over a period of four years. Data were gathered on 101 normal and 38 developmentally delayed children from three to five years of age. The psychometric quality of the test was investigated in terms of domains validity, construct validity, interobserver reliability, decision reliability, and retest stability. The findings were that: (1) the items validly measure the domain of sensory integrative functions, (2) the total test scores can be used reliably and validly for screening decision, and (3) the postural control and bilateral motor integration subtests can be used reliably and validly for diagnostic decisions. The reflex integration subtest should be used with caution because...
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