Immediate Effect of Ayres’s Sensory Integration–Based Occupational Therapy Intervention on Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Abstract

When effects are measured immediately after intervention, short-term Ayres's sensory integration does not have a substantially different effect than a play scenario on undesired behavior or engagement of young children with ASD. However, subjective data suggest that Ayres's sensory integration may produce an effect that is evident during treatment sessions and in home environments.

A systematic review of sensory-based treatments for children with disabilities

“…Forty-five records remained after titles and abstracts were screened for clearly irrelevant records. Two coders independently examined the full text of these 45 records, of which 30 met all inclusion criteria and were included in this review (Addison et al, 2012;Ayres, 1977;Bonggat & Hall, 2010;Bumin & Kayihan, 2001;Clark et al, 2008;Cox, Gast, Luscre, & Ayres, 2009;Davis et al, 2013;Devlin, Healy, Leader, & Hughes, 2011;Fallon, Mauer, & Neukirch, 1994;Fazlioglu & Baran, 2008;Hodgetts, Magill-Evans, & Misiaszek, 2011;Humphries, Snider, & McDougall, 1993;Jenkins, Fewell, & Harris, 1983;Leew, Stein, & Gibbard, 2010;Miller, Coll, & Schoen, 2007;Pfeiffer et al, 2011;Pirajev, Tangtrongchitr, Chandarasiri, Paothong, & Sukprasong, 2009;Polatajko, Law, Miller, Schaffer, & Macnab, 1991;Quigley, Peterson, Frieder, & Peterson, 2011;Reichow, Barton, Sewell, Good, & Wolery, 2009;Schaaf et al, 2013;Schilling & Schwartz, 2004 Umeda & Deitz, 2011;Uyanik, Bumin, & Kayihan, 2003;Van Rie & Heflin, 2009;Watling & Dietz, 2007;Wuang, Wang, Huang, & Su, 2009). …”

A Small Sample Test of the Factor Structure of Postural Movement and Bilateral Motor Integration Using Structural Equation Modeling

“…In clinical practices, therapeutic activities based on sensory integration theory are designed to elicit the capacities of postural movement and bilateral motor integration in acting effectively on the environment. According to Ayres' principles of sensory integration (Parham, et al, 2007;Watling & Dietz, 2007), activities based on various sensory inputs are used. Therapists utilize activities designed to guide a child to generate adaptive responses for improving the function of sensory integration.…”

Sensori Integrasi: Dasar dan Efektivitas Terapi

“…Anak lebih berpartisipasi aktif pada kegiatan di sekolah dan di rumah, serta interaksi sosial menjadi lebih baik. [8][9][10] Namun metaanalisis oleh Vargas dkk 11 terhadap penelitian antara tahun 1972-1994 menyimpulkan bahwa penelitian terdahulu lebih memperlihatkan adanya manfaat terapi SI dibandingkan penelitian terbaru dan terapi SI tidak lebih baik dibandingkan terapi alternatif. 4,11 Di berbagai literatur tersebut, penulis senantiasa menyatakan tentang keterbatasan penelitian berupa kurangnya kriteria diagnosik, besar sampel yang kecil, kurangnya standardisasi terapi, dan perbedaan luaran yang diukur yang menimbulkan kesulitan interpretasi.…”