TY - JOUR AU - Randell, Elizabeth AU - McNamara, Rachel AU - Delport, Sue AU - Busse, Monica AU - Hastings, Richard P. AU - Gillespie, David AU - Williams-Thomas, Rhys AU - Brookes-Howell, Lucy AU - Romeo, Renee AU - Boadu, Janet AU - Ahuja, Alka S. AU - McKigney, Anne Marie AU - Knapp, Martin AU - Smith, Kathryn AU - Thornton, Jacqui AU - Warren, Gemma PY - 2019 DA - 2019/02/11 TI - Sensory integration therapy versus usual care for sensory processing difficulties in autism spectrum disorder in children: study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial JO - Trials SP - 113 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common lifelong condition affecting 1 in 100 people. ASD affects how a person relates to others and the world around them. Difficulty responding to sensory information (noise, touch, movement, taste, sight) is common, and might include feeling overwhelmed or distressed by loud or constant low-level noise (e.g. in the classroom). Affected children may also show little or no response to these sensory cues. These ‘sensory processing difficulties’ are associated with behaviour and socialisation problems, and affect education, relationships, and participation in daily life. Sensory integration therapy (SIT) is a face-to-face therapy or treatment provided by trained occupational therapists who use play-based sensory-motor activities and the just-right challenge to influence the way the child responds to sensation, reducing distress, and improving motor skills, adaptive responses, concentration, and interaction with others. With limited research into SIT, this protocol describes in detail how the intervention will be defined and evaluated. SN - 1745-6215 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3205-y DO - 10.1186/s13063-019-3205-y ID - Randell2019 ER -