Electrodermal Activity as an Indicator of Sensory Processing in Typically Developing Children and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

<p>Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the reliability of the Sensory Challenge Protocol (SCP), a laboratory procedural tool that has been used to discriminate differences in sensory processing between typically developing (TD) children and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).</p> <p>Method: Electrodermal activity (EDA) during rest and in response to</p> <p>sensation was measured using skin conductance. Skin conductance</p> <p>measures were used to calculate ICC (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient)</p> <p>reliability in 14 children with ASD and 18 TD children.</p> <p>Results: ICC reliability during rest phase (tonic) for both groups was good to moderate (.65 - .73). ICC reliability during response to sensation (phasic) was good to moderate for amplitude (.60 - .81) and magnitude (.50 - .75) of response measures. In addition, high to moderate reliability (.51 - .93) for Non-specific response (NSR) measures were found.</p> <p>Conclusion: This study supports the SCP as a reliable tool to measure response to sensation in TD children and children with ASD. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

PhD Health Sciences

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Health and Medical Sciences

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Schupak, Barbara

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Genevieve Pinto Zipp
• Dr. Raju K. Parasher
• Dr. Deborah Deluca

• sensory processing disorder
• skin conductance
• reliability
• Autism
• electrodermal activity
• children
• response patterns
• Medicine and Health Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/1949

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarship.shu.edu:dissertations-2963