Sensory Intervention for Children With Autism

Description

Greater than 80% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience sensory differences that make it difficult for them to fully participate in meaningful everyday activities. In this research study, we will use MRI and behavioral methods to assess how sensory interventions might change sensory brain structures, allowing us to better predict which sensory interventions might work best for whom.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Study overview

Greater than 80% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience sensory differences that make it difficult for them to fully participate in meaningful everyday activities. In this research study, we will use MRI and behavioral methods to assess how sensory interventions might change sensory brain structures, allowing us to better predict which sensory interventions might work best for whom.

Assessing Heterogeneity of Treatment Response in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sensory Intervention for Children With Autism

Condition
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Gainesville

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. The families of children will have access to transportation to attend intervention sessions 2 times per week for 16-weeks.
  • 2. Children who qualify will be verbal, and will speak and understand English. The native language of caregivers can include Spanish.
  • 3. Children who qualify will have sensorimotor delays as assessed by the study team using the standardized, norm-referenced assessments described in this research proposal (z-scores on 3 of 5 tests -1.0 or lower).
  • 1. Female children
  • 2. Auditory hyperresponsivity as assessed during screening procedures.
  • 3. Medical co-morbidities such as extreme prematurity (less than 28 weeks), blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, or head-injury with loss of consciousness.
  • 4. History of individual occupational therapy services in a clinical setting that includes sensory equipment.
  • 5. Non-removable metal in the head or body (e.g. dental fillings \& braces, metal pins, screws or plates).
  • 6. Children unable to complete neurocognitive or sensorimotor testing.
  • 7. Children unsuccessful in 3 mock scanning sessions during baseline testing.

Ages Eligible for Study

6 Years to 9 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Florida,

Study Record Dates

2025-06-26