The development of sensory over-responsivity from infancy to elementary school

Ayelet Ben-Sasson; Alice S. Carter; Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan

doi:10.1007/s10802-010-9435-9

The development of sensory over-responsivity from infancy to elementary school

Ayelet Ben-Sasson, Alice S. Carter, Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan

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Abstract

Some infants experience atypical levels of over-responsivity to sensations, which limit their ability to interact and explore their environment. Yet, little is known about typical development of over-responsivity during infancy or whether the presence of extreme over-responsivity in infancy is a predictor of clinically significant sensory over-responsivity (SOR) at school-age. This study followed a representative sample of children (n = 521, 47% boys) at four time points from infancy (mean ages in months Year 1 = 18.23, Year 2 = 30.39, Year 3 = 39.40) to elementary school-age (mean age = 7.97 years). SOR was measured via parent report. A latent growth curve model predicting SOR at school age from the intercept and slope of Sensory Sensitivity between Years 1-3 showed excellent fit with the data. Both early sensory sensitivities and change in early sensitivities were associated with SOR status at school-age.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1193-1202
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Volume	38
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-010-9435-9
State	Published - Nov 2010

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Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This work was supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health (R0155278) and the Wallace Foundation to Dr. Alice Carter. The work of the first author was partially supported by a European International Re-integration Grant (IRG: No. 203715). We are grateful to Prof. Stephanie Jones for her insightful advice and to Ms. Kimberly McCarthy for her ongoing assistance with this project.

Keywords

Developmental trajectories
Growth curve model
Infancy
School-age
Sensitivity
Sensory modulation
Sensory over-responsivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Developmental and Educational Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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