Research Article
Exploring Effects of Sensory Garments on Participation of Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Pretest-Posttest Repeated Measure Design
Table 2
Participant demographics.
| | Participant characteristics | Number (%) |
| | Age | | | 4-6 years | 6 (35.3) | | 7-9 years | 7 (41.2) | | 10-13 years | 4 (23.5) | | Ethnicity | | | Asian | 1 (5.9) | | Black or African American | 2 (11.8) | | Caucasian | 9 (52.9) | | Hispanic or Latino | 1 (5.9) | | Multiple ethnicities | 4 (23.5) | | Diagnosis | | | Autism | 11 (64.7) | | Asperger syndrome | 1 (5.9) | | Dual diagnosis | 5 (24.9) | | Social Responsiveness Scale category | | | Mild | 1 (5.9) | | Moderate | 4 (23.5) | | Severe | 12 (67.0) | | Previous sensory wearables | | | None | 4 (23.5) | | Weighted vest | 3 (17.6) | | Weighted blanket | 3 (17.6) | | SPIO smart knit shirt | 2 (11.8) | | Soft stretchy materials | 1(5.9) | | Multiple sensory garments/items | 4 (23.5) | | Sensory preferences | | | Avoiding | | | Like others | 6 (35.3) | | More than others | 6 (35.3) | | Much more than others | 5 (24.9) | | Seeking | | | Like others | 4 (23.5) | | More than others | 8 (47.1) | | Much more than others | 5 (29.4) | | Sensitivity | | | Like others | 5 (29.4) | | More than others | 6 (35.3) | | Much more than others | 6 (35.3) | | Registration | | | Like others | 4 (23.5) | | More than others | 2 (11.8) | | Much more than others | 11 (64.7) |
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Note. Diagnoses cooccurring with autism included sensory processing disorder, Down syndrome, global developmental delay, or PACS1 gene mutation. |
