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Sautter, Rachael A.; LeBlanc, Linda A.; Gillett, Jill N. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
Stimulus properties of toys may impact the type and amount of play observed between children with autism and their playmates. Six children with autism and their siblings participated in an evaluation of toy characteristics on type of play, problem behavior, social initiations, and responses to social initiations. Separate free operant preference…
Descriptors: Siblings, Play, Autism, Toys
Pernon, E.; Pry, R.; Baghdadli, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: For many years, and especially since Waynbaum and Wallon, psychology and psychopathology have dealt with cognitive perception, but have had little to do with the affective qualities of perception. Our aim was to study the influence of the sensory environment on people with autism. Method: Several experiments were carried out using…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Stimulation, Autism, Tactual Perception
McKee, Shari A.; Harris, Grant T.; Rice, Marnie E.; Silk, Larry – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
The effect of a Snoezelen room on the disruptive and prosocial behavior of three male, autistic inpatients was examined. In an ABAB reversal design, specific disruptive and prosocial behaviors were recorded for each client throughout the four 28-day periods of the study. Results indicated that the three clients had different responses to the room,…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Patients, Prosocial Behavior, Aggression
Gabriels, Robin L.; Agnew, John A.; Miller, Lucy Jane; Gralla, Jane; Pan, Zhaoxing; Goldson, Edward; Ledbetter, James C.; Dinkins, Juliet P.; Hooks, Elizabeth – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
This study examined the relation between restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped behaviors and interests (RBs) and sensory responses in a group of 70 children and adolescents diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Caregivers completed the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised (RBS-R) and the Sensory Profile. Controlling for IQ and age,…
Descriptors: Autism, Interests, Intelligence Quotient, Profiles
Kern, Janet K.; Garver, Carolyn R.; Carmody, Thomas; Andrews, Alonzo A.; Mehta, Jyutika A.; Trivedi, Madhukar H. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
The purpose of the study was to examine sensory modulation items on the Sensory Profile in individuals with autism as compared to community controls. The data for this study were collected as part of a cross-sectional study that examined sensory processing, using the Sensory Profile, in 103 individuals with autism and/or pervasive developmental…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Autism, Profiles, Sensory Experience
Marr, Deborah; Mika, Heather; Miraglia, Jennifer; Roerig, Maxine; Sinnott, Rebecca – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2007
This study examined the effectiveness of Sensory Stories on "circle time" behaviors in preschool children with autism. This single-system ABA design with a convenience sample of four participants consisted of one week for each A phase and two weeks for the B phase. The intervention phase (B) consisted of reading a Sensory Story from one…
Descriptors: Autism, Preschool Children, Student Behavior, Intervention
Iarocci, Grace; McDonald, John – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Research studies on sensory issues in autism, including those based on questionnaires, autobiographical accounts, retrospective video observations and early experimental approaches are reviewed in terms of their strengths and limitations. We present a cognitive neuroscience theoretical perspective on multisensory integration and propose that this…
Descriptors: Autism, Sensory Integration, Multisensory Learning, Neuropsychology
Morrison, Erin E. – Education, 2007
Occupational therapists working in the school system setting report using weighted vests as a technique to improve attention and sensory processing for students who have an autism spectrum disorder. Some critics, however, contend that this technique is used without evidence of effectiveness. This study examines the overall research available on…
Descriptors: Autism, Occupational Therapy, Literature Reviews, Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Edelson, Stephen M. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1984
The author extends the self stimulatory theory of self destructive behavior in autistic, schizophrenic, and mentally retarded individuals to suggest that damage of the skin's nerve structure lowers the tactile sensory threshold for physical input and enables individuals to obtain sensory stimulation by repeatedly depressing the damaged area. (CL)
Descriptors: Autism, Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia, Sensory Experience

Murphy, Glynis – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1982
Attempts to examine sensory reinforcement with the autistic and mentally handicapped child arose in relation to both the study of receptor development and more treatment-oriented research. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Autism, Reinforcement, Sensory Experience, Severe Mental Retardation
Kern, Janet K.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Garver, Carolyn R.; Grannemann, Bruce D.; Andrews, Alonzo A.; Savla, Jayshree S.; Johnson, Danny G.; Mehta, Jyutika A.; Schroeder, Jennifer L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
The study was undertaken to evaluate the nature of sensory dysfunction in persons with autism. The cross-sectional study examined auditory, visual, oral, and touch sensory processing, as measured by the Sensory Profile, in 104 persons with a diagnosis of autism, 3-56 years of age, gender- and age-matched to community controls. Persons with autism…
Descriptors: Tactual Perception, Autism, Sensory Experience, Comparative Analysis
Ahearn, William H.; Clark, Kathy M.; MacDonald, Rebecca P. F.; Chung, Bo In – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
Previous research implies that stereotypic behavior tends to be maintained by the sensory consequences produced by engaging in the response. Few investigations, however, have focused on vocal stereotypy. The current study examined the noncommunicative vocalizations of 4 children with an autism spectrum disorder. First, functional analyses were…
Descriptors: Autism, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Oral Language

Masterton, B. A.; Biederman, G. B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1983
The autistic children's presumed preference for proximal over distal sensory input was studied by requiring that "autistic," retarded, and "normal" children (7-15 years old) adapt to lateral displacement of the visual field. Only autistic Ss demonstrated transfer of adaptation to the nonadapted hand, indicating reliance on proprioception rather…
Descriptors: Autism, Elementary Secondary Education, Kinesthetic Methods, Sensory Experience
Kern, Janet K.; Trivedi, Madhukar H.; Grannemann, Bruce D.; Garver, Carolyn R.; Johnson, Danny G.; Andrews, Alonzo A.; Savla, Jayshree S.; Mehta, Jyutika A.; Schroeder, Jennifer L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 2007
This study examined the relationship between auditory, visual, touch, and oral sensory dysfunction in autism and their relationship to multisensory dysfunction and severity of autism. The Sensory Profile was completed on 104 persons with a diagnosis of autism, 3 to 56 years of age. Analysis showed a significant correlation between the different…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Autism, Correlation, Sensory Experience

Aiken, John M.; Salzberg, Charles L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1984
A sensory extinction procedure (white noise programed through earphones) substantially reduced the stereotypic vocalization of two autistic children (9 years old) but had little practical effect on the clapping and object-dropping responses. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education, Extinction (Psychology)