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KMID : 0603920090170020055
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Journal of Korean Academy of Occupational Therapy
2009 Volume.17 No. 2 p.55 ~ p.64
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The Effects of Sensory Integration Therapy on the Persistent Preoccupation in a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Lee Na-Hael
Park Woong-Sik
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Abstract
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Objective : This study was aimed at identifying the effects of sensory integration therapy on the persistent preoccupation of a child with autism spectrum disorder.
Methods : A 5 year-old child with autism spectrum disorder and continuous preoccupied behavior was selected as a treated subject according to the purpose of this study. Among the single subject design of the study, the research method used an A-B design, and free play for 20 minutes was video recorded 3 times as a basis step. For the intervention step, 20 minutes of free play after a 40 minute intervention was video recorded 8 times. The resulting data is presented in the table and frequency graph and was analyzed visually.
Results : The average frequency of the continuous preoccupied behavior decreased at the intervention step, more than at the basis step, and the continuous preoccupied behaviors showed a decreasing tendency as the treatments in the intervention step progressed.
Conclusion : This study shows that the sensory integration therapy is effective in reducing continuous preoccupied behavior of children with autism spectrum disorders.
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KEYWORD
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Autism spectrum disorders, Persistent preoccupation, Sensory integration therapy
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