Self and caregiver report measurement of sensory features in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review of psychometric properties

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Review

Jason Wolff¹  Emma Worthley¹  Breanne Byiers¹  Frank Symons¹  Jaclyn Gunderson² 

[1] Department of Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences Building College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 56 River Road, 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA;Department of Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences Building College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 56 River Road, 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA;Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1St Street Southwest, 55902, Rochester, MN, USA;

关键词: Autism spectrum disorder;    Sensory;    Assessment;    Systematic review;    Sensory responsivity;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s11689-022-09473-7

 received in 2021-12-08, accepted in 2022-12-16,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundUnusual responses to sensory stimuli are considered a diagnostic symptom of autism spectrum disorder with mounting research efforts put towards understanding, characterizing, and treating such symptoms.MethodsThis paper examines self and caregiver report tools used to measure sensory features in ASD through a systematic review of the psychometric evidence for their use. A total of 31 empirical papers were reviewed across 20 assessment tools. Substantial differences were identified in the specific sensory features defined across assessment tools. Sensory assessment questionnaires were evaluated against quality psychometric evidence criteria to provide a use recommendation.ResultsFive assessments were identified to be “appropriate with conditions,” while no sensory assessment tools were identified to have sufficient quality psychometric evidence to provide a recommendation of “Appropriate” for measuring sensory features in ASD.ConclusionEvidence from this review highlights potentially significant shortcomings among the current methods used to measure sensory features in ASD and suggests the need for more efforts in developing psychometrically sound sensory assessment tools for use in ASD populations.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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