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Multisensory Learning And Its Effect On Students With Autism, Jaclyn Smith

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The growing population of children diagnosed with autism has led to an increasing interest in the sensory processing difficulties experienced by this population. This study examined specific patterns of sensory processing deficits within seven sensory domains. The study involved five children with an autism diagnosis aged 10-12 years. Short Sensory Profiles were completed by each children’s special education teacher, two paraprofessionals, and one parent. Data was collected from four profiles per student for a total of 20 surveys. These surveys revealed probable to definite differences between children with autism and their atypical peers in every sensory domain except Movement Sensitivity. …