Research: Hyper-Responsivity to Touch and Vestibular Stimuli as a Predictor of Positive Response to Sensory Integration Procedures by Auti

This article was authored by the founder of sensory integration therapy, and is one of the initial research papers on the effectiveness of sensory integration therapy.

One common symptom of children with autism is a disturbance in sensory processing. Therefore, the authors hypothesized that sensory integration therapy would be useful in improving symptoms of autism. This study sought to identify which children would be most responsive to sensory integration therapy. The authors found that, of the 10 children examined, those who registered sensory input responded better to sensory integration therapy than children who had trouble responding to sensory input. They also noted that the senses of touch and balance seemed to be especially important for sensory integration.