The Relation between Patterned Movements and Sensory Disorders among Children with Autism in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between the

typical movements and sensory disorders for children with autism and to

identify the psychological profile form of sensory disorders, and the psychological

profile form of the typical movements for children with autism. The

study sample consisted of (30) autism children within the range of (6- 10)

years chosen from the autism program at the institute of intellectual education

of the general directorate for education in Al- Ahsa province in Saudi

Arabia. A measure of stereotypical movements, and sensory profile scale

(Dunn, 1999) were used and applied to autism children. The results showed

that there was variation in the form of psychological profile of sensory disorders,

and oral disorders among the study sample more than other disorders,

followed by auditory disorders and then multiple disorders, vestibular

disorders, tactile disorders, and visual disorders. Stereotyped movement of

parties in autism children spread more than stereotyped movements of the

body.There is also a positive statistically significant correlation between the

total score of stereotype movements scale and the total score of sensory disorders

scale, The stereotypes movements of the parties were associated more

strongly with sensory disorders, because the stereotypical movements of the

parties got the highest degree of correlation between them and the audio disorders,

followed by oral disorders then multi-disorders, vestibular disorders,

tactile disorders then visual disorders. While the stereotypical movements of

the body were not associated with visual disorders, touch disorders, multidisorders.

This suggests that the movements of the parties were affected by

sensory disorders more than movements of the body