Article

Sensory modulation issues have a significant impact on participation
in daily life. Moreover, understanding phenotypic variation in sensory modulation
dysfunction is crucial for research related to defining homogeneous groups and
for clinical work in guiding treatment planning. We thus evaluated the new
Sensory Processing Scale (SPS) Assessment. METHOD. Research included item
development, behavioral scoring system development, test administration, and item
analyses to evaluate reliability and validity across sensory domains. RESULTS.
Items with adequate reliability (internal reliability >.4) and discriminant
validity (p < .01) were retained. Feedback from the expert panel also contributed
to decisions about retaining items in the scale. CONCLUSION. The SPS Assessment
appears to be a reliable and valid measure of sensory modulation (scale
reliability >.90; discrimination between group effect sizes >1.00). This scale
has the potential to aid in differential diagnosis of sensory modulation issues.
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