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Pattern of sensory processing disorder in school-aged preterm children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Marina Estima Neiva Nunes1, Carla Andrea Tanuri Cardoso Caldas1, Nelson Macedo Liporaci2
1Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto São Paulo Brazil.
Aim:
To evaluate sensory processing in school-aged children born preterm with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), focusing on sensory processing patterns and sensory and behavioral sections of the Sensory Profile-2 (SP-2).
Methods:
Forty-eight school-aged children born preterm were enrolled. The mean age was 7.9 years, and 62.5% were boys. Participants were divided into an ADHD group (n = 38) and a non-ADHD group (n = 10) and were assessed using the SP-2.
Results:
Thirty-two participants (66.7%) showed overall sensory scores outside the typical range, of whom 28 (87.5%) had ADHD. Non-parametric analyses revealed significantly higher scores in the Sensitivity quadrant, the Auditory section, and the Conduct and Attention behavioral sections among children with ADHD.
Conclusion:
Children without ADHD showed fewer sensory processing difficulties than those with ADHD, suggesting that ADHD may be associated with more pronounced sensory processing difficulties among children born preterm.
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