Annotated Bibliography #2: Effectiveness of sensory integration program in motor skills in children

The purpose of the article, “Effectiveness of Sensory integration program in motor skills in children with Autism”, is to address and confirm the success of utilizing sensory therapy in treating patients with Autism. These results were concluded after a six month study on thirty-four children with autism. Each child attended individualized therapy twice a week through the course of the study. Sessions were conducted in a sensory gym where there were mats, swings, a ball pit, carpeted scooter boards, and other equipment. “These therapies engage activities that are thought to manage the sensory system by providing vestibular, proprioceptive, authority, and tactile inputs.”At the beginning the children were tested using the Peabody developmental Motor scale, and many displayed below average motor skills. “These children had problems with social communication, somatosensory, typical developmental patterns, mood, and concentration.” By the end of the study, the children were tested according to the Peabody developmental Motor scale and the majority of the children displayed average motor skills. “It may be concluded that the sensory integration therapy was effective in the treatment of autistic children as it helps those children to become more independent and participate in everyday activities.” Thus this study is an excellent example of how sensory integration therapy is beneficial for sensory children.

To comminze, this article was retrieved from Galileo, a reliable database of scholarly articles. Along with this, the article includes section “statistical analysis” where all the data that was found in this experiment is incorporated and elaborated upon. The results were found by conducting the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale exam on each patient before and after the treatment. Then comparing the before and after results. This article also informs its readers how many subjects were included in this study, the gender of the subjects, and the age of the subjects. Tools and methods used throughout the study were also included in the article. Tools include therapeutic brushing, swings, balls, and sensory gyms. The authors have included all their references. The authors inclusion of information over their subjects, instrumentations, procedures, results, statistical analysis, and reference causes the article to be credible

This article is a prime example of how sensory therapy can assist sensory patients to achieve balance within their seven sensory systems and help them perceiver through their daily lives. The results from this study help to support my essential question as it includes examples of techniques occupation therapist use to treat their sensory patients, and displays medical evidence that sensory therapy is a successful treatment for improving sensory children motor skills, concentration, and communication.

Abdel Karim, A. E., & Mohammed, A. H. (2015). Effectiveness of sensory

integration program in motor skills in children with autism. Egyptian

Journal Of Medical Human Genetics, 16(4), 375-380.

doi:10.1016/j.ejmhg.2014.12.008