Parasympathetic functions in children with sensory processing disorder
The overall goal of this study was to determine if Parasympathetic Nervous System Activity (PsNS) is a significant biomarker of sensory processing difficulties in children. Several studies have demonstrated that PsNS activity is an important regulator of reactivity in children, and thus, it is of i...
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| author | Roseann C Schaaf Teal W Benevides Teal W Benevides Erna Blanche Barbara A Brett-Green Janice Burke Ellen Cohn Jane Koomar Shelly J Lane Lucy J Miller Teresa A May-Benson Teresa A May-Benson Diane Parham Stacey Reynolds Sarah A Schoen |
| author_facet | Roseann C Schaaf Teal W Benevides Teal W Benevides Erna Blanche Barbara A Brett-Green Janice Burke Ellen Cohn Jane Koomar Shelly J Lane Lucy J Miller Teresa A May-Benson Teresa A May-Benson Diane Parham Stacey Reynolds Sarah A Schoen |
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| description | The overall goal of this study was to determine if Parasympathetic Nervous System Activity (PsNS) is a significant biomarker of sensory processing difficulties in children. Several studies have demonstrated that PsNS activity is an important regulator of reactivity in children, and thus, it is of interest to study whether PsNS functioning affects sensory reactivity in children who have a type of condition associated with Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) termed Sensory Modulation Dysfunction (SMD). If so, this will have important implications for understanding the mechanisms underlying sensory processing problems of children. The primary aims of this project were to: (1) evaluate PsNS activity in children with SMD compared to typically developing (TYP) children, and (2) determine if PsNS activity is a significant predictor of sensory behaviors and adaptive functions among children with SMD. As a secondary aim we examined whether subgroups of children with specific physiological and behavioral sensory reactivity profiles can be identified. Results indicate that the children with severe SMD demonstrated a trend for low baseline parasympathetic activity, compared to TYP children, suggesting this may be a biomarker for severe SMD. In addition, children with SMD demonstrated significantly poorer adaptive behavior. These results provide preliminary evidence that children who demonstrate SMD may have physiological responses that are different from children without SMD, and that these physiological and behavioral manifestations of SMD may affect a child’s ability to engage in everyday social, communication, and daily living skills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d968f51e41554d26881766f520f041762022-12-21T18:42:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience1662-51452010-03-01410.3389/fnint.2010.00004594Parasympathetic functions in children with sensory processing disorderRoseann C Schaaf0Teal W Benevides1Teal W Benevides2Erna Blanche3Barbara A Brett-Green4Janice Burke5Ellen Cohn6Jane Koomar7Shelly J Lane8Lucy J Miller9Teresa A May-Benson10Teresa A May-Benson11Diane Parham12Stacey Reynolds13Sarah A Schoen14School of Health Professions and Farber Institute for Neuroscience,Thomas Jefferson UniversitySchool of Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaSensory Processing Disorders FoundationThomas Jefferson UniversitySergeant College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston UniversityOccupational Therapy Associates-WatertownVirginia Commonwealth UniversitySensory Processing Disorders FoundationOccupational Therapy Associates-WatertownThe Spiral FoundationUniversity of New MexicoVirginia Commonwealth UniversitySensory Processing Disorders FoundationThe overall goal of this study was to determine if Parasympathetic Nervous System Activity (PsNS) is a significant biomarker of sensory processing difficulties in children. Several studies have demonstrated that PsNS activity is an important regulator of reactivity in children, and thus, it is of interest to study whether PsNS functioning affects sensory reactivity in children who have a type of condition associated with Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) termed Sensory Modulation Dysfunction (SMD). If so, this will have important implications for understanding the mechanisms underlying sensory processing problems of children. The primary aims of this project were to: (1) evaluate PsNS activity in children with SMD compared to typically developing (TYP) children, and (2) determine if PsNS activity is a significant predictor of sensory behaviors and adaptive functions among children with SMD. As a secondary aim we examined whether subgroups of children with specific physiological and behavioral sensory reactivity profiles can be identified. Results indicate that the children with severe SMD demonstrated a trend for low baseline parasympathetic activity, compared to TYP children, suggesting this may be a biomarker for severe SMD. In addition, children with SMD demonstrated significantly poorer adaptive behavior. These results provide preliminary evidence that children who demonstrate SMD may have physiological responses that are different from children without SMD, and that these physiological and behavioral manifestations of SMD may affect a child’s ability to engage in everyday social, communication, and daily living skills.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2010.00004/fullmodulationheart period variabilityparasymathetic nervous systemrespiratory sinus arrhythmiasensory processing disordervagal tone |
| spellingShingle | Roseann C Schaaf Teal W Benevides Teal W Benevides Erna Blanche Barbara A Brett-Green Janice Burke Ellen Cohn Jane Koomar Shelly J Lane Lucy J Miller Teresa A May-Benson Teresa A May-Benson Diane Parham Stacey Reynolds Sarah A Schoen Parasympathetic functions in children with sensory processing disorder Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience modulation heart period variability parasymathetic nervous system respiratory sinus arrhythmia sensory processing disorder vagal tone |
| title | Parasympathetic functions in children with sensory processing disorder |
| title_full | Parasympathetic functions in children with sensory processing disorder |
| title_fullStr | Parasympathetic functions in children with sensory processing disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parasympathetic functions in children with sensory processing disorder |
| title_short | Parasympathetic functions in children with sensory processing disorder |
| title_sort | parasympathetic functions in children with sensory processing disorder |
| topic | modulation heart period variability parasymathetic nervous system respiratory sinus arrhythmia sensory processing disorder vagal tone |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2010.00004/full |
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