- Factor 1: Sensory Seeking 
- Factor 2: Emotional Reactive 
- Factor 3: Low Endurance/Tone 
- Factor 4: Oral Sensory Sensitivity 
- Factor 5: Inattention/Distractibility 
- Factor 6: Poor Registration 
- Factor 7: Sensory Sensitivity 
- Factor 8: Sedentary 
- Factor 9: Fine Motor/Perceptual

9 factors that best discriminate among children with ADHD, children with ASD, and children without disabilities

A 125-item questionnaire following a Likert Scale (1 to 5; always to never) in which parents report the frequency that their child responds to items in eight categories: Auditory, Visual, Taste/Smell, Movement, Body Position, Touch, Activity Level, and Emotional/Social.

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- the Sensory Profile (SP; Dunn, 1999)
- Short Sensory Profile (SSP; McIntosh, Miller, & Shyu, 1999) 
- Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT; Ayers, 1989)

Sensory modulation tests 

Dunn, W., & Westman, K. (1995). The Sensory Profile. Unpublished manuscript, Univetsity of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas
City.

The Sensory Profile reference 

38-item questionnaire completed by parents in which they indicate the frequency with which their children exhibit abnormal behaviors in response to sensory stimuli. The items regard sensitivity to touch, vision, hearing, taste and smell, movement, auditory, filtering, low energy, and sensation seeking. Low scores indicate sensory modulation dysfunction.

Short Sensory Profile (SSP)

The Sensory Profile 

Direct observation of a child’s behavior by a trained, certified occupational or physical therapist. Takes approximately 2 hours. May not be valid for children with intellectual impairments.  

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