Relationship between play skills and sensory processing in children with autism.

This study looked at how sensory processing (how children handle sounds, textures, movement) relates to play skills in 58 children - half with autism, half without. Children with autism had lower play skills and more sensory challenges than other children. The researchers found that sensory processing and play skills are connected in complex ways for autistic children, but they don't explain exactly how they're related.

This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between play skills and sensory processing in 58 children (29 with autism, 29 typically developing) using the Sensory Profile and Revised Knox Preschool Play Scale. Children with autism demonstrated significantly lower developmental play age and scored lower across all play dimensions compared to typically developing peers. The study found complex correlations between sensory processing abilities and play skills in the autism group. However, the abstract provides limited detail about specific correlation patterns, effect sizes, or the nature of these relationships, making it difficult to determine the clinical significance of these findings.

Findings suggest that addressing sensory processing challenges may support play skill development in autistic children. However, the complex nature of these relationships requires further research to guide specific intervention strategies. Clinicians should consider both sensory and play domains when assessing and planning interventions.

Small sample size (n=58 total), cross-sectional design prevents causal inferences, limited demographic details provided, abstract lacks specific correlation data or effect sizes, unclear methodology details, and no information about participant characteristics or matching criteria between groups.

Play skills in children with autism are limited due to autism symptoms. It is important to determine the effect of sensory processing skill, which is one of these symptoms, on play skills. Therefore, we aimed to investigate of the relationship between play skills and sensory processing of children with autism. A total of 58 children with autism ( = 29) and typically developing children ( = 29) participated.

We used the Sensory Profile and the Revised Knox Preschool Play Scale. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used. Children with autism demonstrated a significantly lower developmental play age and were rated lower on all dimensions of the RKPPS than typically developing children. Moreover, the results of this study showed that there are complex correlations between play skills and sensory processing in children with autism.

Sensory processing and play skills have complex relationships in children with autism.