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Sensory modulation dysfunction in children with attention-deficit–hyperactivity disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2001

Shanley Donelan Mangeot ,
Lucy Jane Miller ,
Daniel N McIntosh ,
Jude McGrath-Clarke ,
Jody Simon ,
Randi J Hagerman  and
Edward Goldson
Shanley Donelan Mangeot
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Professional Psychology, University of Denver, USA.
Lucy Jane Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, USA.
Daniel N McIntosh
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, USA.
Jude McGrath-Clarke
Affiliation:
Sensory Integration Treatment and Research (STAR) Center, The Children's Hospital, Denver, USA.
Jody Simon
Affiliation:
Sensory Integration Treatment and Research (STAR) Center, The Children's Hospital, Denver, USA.
Randi J Hagerman
Affiliation:
University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Edward Goldson
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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Abstract

This study investigates the presence of sensory modulation dysfunction (SMD) among children with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Twenty-six children with ADHD (mean age 8.3 years, 18 males, 8 females), and 30 typically developing children (mean age 8.2 years, 21 males, 9 females) were tested using a laboratory procedure that gauges responses to repeated sensory stimulation by measuring electrodermal reactivity (EDR). Parental report measures of limitations in sensory, emotional, and attentional dimensions were administered using the Short Sensory Profile, the Leiter International Performance Scale–Revised, Parent Rating subscales, and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Compared to the typical sample, the children with ADHD displayed greater abnormalities in sensory modulation on both physiological and parent-report measures. The children with ADHD also displayed more variability in responses. Within the group with ADHD, levels of SMD were highly correlated with measures of psychopathology on the CBCL. Implications of findings relate to the importance of considering sensory processing abilities in a subgroup of children with ADHD.

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Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology , Volume 43 , Issue 6 , June 2001 , pp. 399 - 406
Copyright
© 2001 Mac Keith Press

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