Sensory Over-Responsivity
Sensory Over-Responsivity and Emotion Regulation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Introduction
While there has been considerable clinical and research effort in delineating the problems of social interaction, communication, and cognition in those with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), the disturbances of sensory processing and the performance of emotion regulation remain less explored. Emotion regulation is the modification of any process in the system that generates emotion or its manifestation in behavior. The processes that modify emotions come from the same set of processes as the ones that are involved in emotion in the first place. Levels of emotion regulation are one of the main concerns of caregivers and occupational therapists …show more content…
SPD is estimated to affect 5% to 13% of children in the general population (Ahn, Miller, Milberger, & McIntosh, 2004). It is important to assess sensory over-responsivity in development because it entails distress and may interfere with children’s emotion regulation. This atypical responsiveness has a significant impact on the quality of life for these children and their families by limiting their participation in home, school, and community activities (Cohn, Miller, & Tickle-Degnen, 2000; Dunn, 2001; Dunn & Westman, 1997). For example, significant food preferences due to hypersensitivities to taste and touch in the mouth may limit opportunities to participate in mealtimes with family and peers. Similarly, restricted manual exploration and manipulation may interfere with participation in school and social activities (Schaaf et al., …show more content…
K. (1949). Unusual sensitivities in very young children.
Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 333–352.
Cohn, E., Miller, L. J., & Tickle-Degnen, L. (2000). Prenatal hopes for therapy outcomes: Children with sensory modulation disorders. American Journal of
Occupational Therapy, 54(1), 6–12.
Craske, M. G. (2003). Origins of phobias and anxiety disorders: Why more women than men? Oxford: Elsevier.
Dawson, G., & Lewy, A. (1989). Arousal, attention, and the socioemotional impairments of individuals with autism. In G. Dawson (Ed.), Autism: Nature, diagnosis, and treatment (pp. 49–74). New York: Guilford.
DesLauriers, A. M., & Carlson, C. F. (1969). Your child is asleep: Early infantile autism. Homewood, IL: The Dorsey Press.
Dunn, W. (1999). The sensory profile: Users manual. San Antonio,
TX: The Psychological Corporation.
Giesbrecht, B., Woldorff, M. G., Song, A. W., & Mangun, G. R. (2003). Neural mechanisms of top-down control during spatial and feature attention. NeuroImage, 19, 496–512.
Gross, J. J., Carstensen, L. L., Pasupathi, M., Tsai, J., Skorpen, C. G., & Hsu, A. Y. C.
(1997). Emotion and Aging" Experience, Expression, and Control. Psychology and Aging, 12(4),
Introduction
While there has been considerable clinical and research effort in delineating the problems of social interaction, communication, and cognition in those with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), the disturbances of sensory processing and the performance of emotion regulation remain less explored. Emotion regulation is the modification of any process in the system that generates emotion or its manifestation in behavior. The processes that modify emotions come from the same set of processes as the ones that are involved in emotion in the first place. Levels of emotion regulation are one of the main concerns of caregivers and occupational therapists …show more content…
SPD is estimated to affect 5% to 13% of children in the general population (Ahn, Miller, Milberger, & McIntosh, 2004). It is important to assess sensory over-responsivity in development because it entails distress and may interfere with children’s emotion regulation. This atypical responsiveness has a significant impact on the quality of life for these children and their families by limiting their participation in home, school, and community activities (Cohn, Miller, & Tickle-Degnen, 2000; Dunn, 2001; Dunn & Westman, 1997). For example, significant food preferences due to hypersensitivities to taste and touch in the mouth may limit opportunities to participate in mealtimes with family and peers. Similarly, restricted manual exploration and manipulation may interfere with participation in school and social activities (Schaaf et al., …show more content…
K. (1949). Unusual sensitivities in very young children.
Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 333–352.
Cohn, E., Miller, L. J., & Tickle-Degnen, L. (2000). Prenatal hopes for therapy outcomes: Children with sensory modulation disorders. American Journal of
Occupational Therapy, 54(1), 6–12.
Craske, M. G. (2003). Origins of phobias and anxiety disorders: Why more women than men? Oxford: Elsevier.
Dawson, G., & Lewy, A. (1989). Arousal, attention, and the socioemotional impairments of individuals with autism. In G. Dawson (Ed.), Autism: Nature, diagnosis, and treatment (pp. 49–74). New York: Guilford.
DesLauriers, A. M., & Carlson, C. F. (1969). Your child is asleep: Early infantile autism. Homewood, IL: The Dorsey Press.
Dunn, W. (1999). The sensory profile: Users manual. San Antonio,
TX: The Psychological Corporation.
Giesbrecht, B., Woldorff, M. G., Song, A. W., & Mangun, G. R. (2003). Neural mechanisms of top-down control during spatial and feature attention. NeuroImage, 19, 496–512.
Gross, J. J., Carstensen, L. L., Pasupathi, M., Tsai, J., Skorpen, C. G., & Hsu, A. Y. C.
(1997). Emotion and Aging" Experience, Expression, and Control. Psychology and Aging, 12(4),