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Testing Sensory and Multisensory Function in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Published on: April 22, 2015
How sensory experiences of children with and without autism affect family occupations
Molly Shields Bagby1, Virginia A Dickie, Grace T Baranek
1mshields_nd01@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We used a grounded theory approach to data analysis to discover what effect, if any, children's sensory experiences have on family occupations. We chose this approach because the existing literature does not provide a theory to account for the effect of children's sensory experiences on family occupations. Parents of six children who were typically developing and six children who had autism were interviewed. We analyzed the data using open, axial, and selective coding techniques. Children's sensory experiences affect family occupations in three ways: (1) what a family chooses to do and not to do; (2) how the family prepares; and (3) the extent to which experiences, meaning, and feelings are shared.
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