OBJECTIVE. This article documents the convergent validity of the Sensory Profile (SP) and the Sensory Processing Measure (SPM)–Home Form for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

METHOD. Parents of 34 children with ASD between ages 5 and 8 yr filled out both measures. Through correlations, χ2 tests, and levels of agreement between classifications, the results for the SP and the SPM–Home Form were compared.

RESULTS. The raw scores were correlated for some sensory domains (hearing, vision, touch, and proprioception) and for social functioning. The classifications showed a significant level of agreement for most scales (κs = .247–.589, p ≤ .05) and for the total scores (κ = .324, p ≤ .01).

CONCLUSION. This study provides further evidence of convergent validity between both tools. The SPM–Home Form identifies more children with ASD who present with sensory features for every domain measured by both tools.

Keywords:
autism spectrum disorder, child, microscopy, scanning probe, sensory processing, weight measurement scales
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2018
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