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Touch Inventory for Elementary-School-Aged Children.

C B Royeen1, J C Fortune

  • 1American Occupational Therapy Association, Rockville, Maryland.

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
|February 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Tactile defensiveness, a sensory processing issue, lacks a standardized assessment. This study introduces the Touch Inventory for Elementary-School-Aged Children (TIE) screening scale to address this gap.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational therapy
  • Sensory processing research
  • Child psychology

Background:

  • Tactile defensiveness, a condition impacting sensory processing, was first described by Ayres in 1964.
  • Despite extensive study and theoretical development, a standardized assessment for tactile defensiveness is currently unavailable.
  • This lack of a formal tool hinders accurate diagnosis and intervention planning for affected children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel screening scale for tactile defensiveness in elementary-school-aged children.
  • To provide psychometric data supporting the validity and reliability of the new scale.
  • To offer normative data and usage guidelines for the screening tool.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a 26-item screening scale, the Touch Inventory for Elementary-School-Aged Children (TIE).

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  • Evaluation of the scale's psychometric properties, including reliability and validity.
  • Collection of normative data from an elementary-school-aged population.

    • Main Results:

    • The Touch Inventory for Elementary-School-Aged Children (TIE) was successfully developed as a 26-item screening tool.
    • The scale demonstrated acceptable psychometric characteristics, indicating its potential for reliable assessment.
    • Normative data were established, providing a benchmark for interpreting TIE scores.

    Conclusions:

    • The Touch Inventory for Elementary-School-Aged Children (TIE) offers a promising, standardized screening method for tactile defensiveness.
    • This tool can aid occupational therapists and educators in identifying children who may require further evaluation for sensory processing difficulties.
    • The availability of TIE addresses a critical need for a formal assessment in this area of child development.