A clinician-administered observation and corresponding caregiver interview capturing DSM-5 sensory reactivity symptoms in children with ASD

Siper, P. M., Kolevzon, A., Wang, A. T., Buxbaum, J. D. and Tavassoli, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7898-2994 (2017) A clinician-administered observation and corresponding caregiver interview capturing DSM-5 sensory reactivity symptoms in children with ASD. Autism Research, 10 (6). pp. 1133-1140. ISSN 1939-3792 doi: 10.1002/aur.1750

Abstract/Summary

The SAND provides a novel method to characterize sensory reactivity symptoms based on DSM-5 criteria for ASD. This is the first known sensory assessment that combines a clinician-administered observation and caregiver interview to optimally capture sensory phenotypes characteristic of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. The SAND offers a beneficial new tool for both research and clinical purposes and has the potential to meaningfully enhance gold-standard assessment of ASD.