Sensory processes of children with and without autism spectrum disorder in bosnia and herzegovina

Incorporating the sensory processing deficit into the diagnostic criterion only recently, it suffices to say that this challenge in the treatment of children with ASD, as well as intellectual disabilities, has not received much attention.For this reason, the aim of this paper was to examine the sensory processes and to identify the sensory processes deficits of children with ASD in relation to children with intellectual disabilities and children of the typical population.Sensory processing of 105 subjects aged 3-8 was done using the Short Sensory Profile questionnaire.By children with ASD, a greater deficit of sensory processes was found in relation to children with intellectual disabilities and children of typical development.In the area of auditory perception, the highest statistically significant difference was found at p <0.05: F = 33.029 with p = 0.0001.The difficulties of sensory integration and processing of children with ASD significantly affect the learning ability of these children and all related forms of work.The results support the incorporation of sensory behavior criteria into the ASD diagnosis process itself, and special attention should be paid to modulating the sensory stimulation of children with ASD on the one hand, and by including sensory integration as an important part of the overall education and rehabilitation treatment in our country.