Research: The Effect of Sensory Stories on Targeted Behaviors in Preschool Children with Autism

Authored by Marr, D., Mika H., Miraglia J., Roerig M., and Sinnott R. in Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, Volume 27, Issue 1, p. 63-79, (2007).

Article summary (posted May 4, 2007):

Sensory Stories can help teach children with autism learn how to manage sensory input that they do not like.

This study was designed to see if Sensory Stories can help preschool-aged children with autism learn to sit still during circle time. The study lasted only four weeks. The authors studied four children, three of whom learned to sit still after having Sensory Stories read to them. The children lost their ability to sit still after the Sensory Stories were stopped. The authors conclude that the ideas of sensory integration therapy can be combined with teaching to help children with autism.

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autism, occupational therapy (OT), preschool, read, sensory input, sensory integration, Sensory Stories, social stories, therapy
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