Qigong Sensory Training Pilot Study: A Tactile Home Program for Children with or At-Risk for Autism

This pilot study investigated the efficacy of Qigong Sensory Training, a parent-implemented tactile intervention, in improving sensory processing and self-regulation in children with or at-risk for autism who were enrolled in early intervention. A pretest-posttest, single-subject design was implemen...

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Published inJournal of occupational therapy, schools & early intervention Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 366 - 388
Main Authors Tal-Atzili, Orit, Salls, Joyce
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.10.2017
Subjects
At Risk Persons
Autism
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Child Behavior
Cognitive Processes
Early Intervention
Mothers
Parent Role
Parent Surveys
Perceptual Development
Perceptual Impairments
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Pretests Posttests
Program Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
Self Control
Sensory Experience
Stimuli
Stress Variables
Tactual Perception
Training
Young Children
Maryland
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ISSN1941-1243
DOI10.1080/19411243.2017.1325819

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Summary:This pilot study investigated the efficacy of Qigong Sensory Training, a parent-implemented tactile intervention, in improving sensory processing and self-regulation in children with or at-risk for autism who were enrolled in early intervention. A pretest-posttest, single-subject design was implemented with three families. After 5 months, atypical sensory processing and self-regulation improved by more than one standard deviation for all children. Parenting stress decreased by more than one standard deviation for two of the mothers. These results suggest that Qigong Sensory Training can be effective for children with or at-risk for autism when provided through a coaching model in an early intervention setting.
ISSN:1941-1243
DOI:10.1080/19411243.2017.1325819