Relationship between sensory processing patterns and behavioral regulation in autistic children

Abstract

Introduction In recent years, autism has been under consideration in public and research area. Autism spectrum disorders are a variety of related disorders that affect a child's social development and ability to communicate and that included unusual behavioral manifestation such as repetitive motor movements. Autistic children have dysfunction in communication, socialization, repetitive and stereotyped behaviors. In addition, they clinically suffer from difficulty in attention, challenge with familiar behaviors and sensory processing problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sensory processing patterns and behavioral regulation in children with autism. Method This study has categorized in correlational research methods. After determining of entry criteria, according to purposive sampling method, 50 children were selected. Sensory profile Dunn school component for assessment of sensory processing patterns and rating inventory of executive functions (Brief) for assessment of function of working memory were used. Result The results showed that there is significant negative correlation between sensory processing patterns (low Registration, sensory sensitivity, sensory avoiding and sensation seeking) and behavioral regulation. According to the findings, there is significant relationship between the patterns of sensory processing and behavioral regulation, so children with sensory processing difficulty are weak in behavioral regulation.