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This study describes the sensory processing abilities of children ages
3-10 who sustained a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHOD: We
used a prospective, descriptive study design with convenience sampling of 20
children who were admitted to a pediatric neurosurgical unit. Caregivers provided
information regarding their child's sensory processing abilities using the
Sensory Profile (Dunn, 1999). We also collected demographic information related
to the mechanism and severity of injury. Data were analyzed descriptively, and
summary statistics were used to describe the Sensory Profiles of the children in
comparison to normative data. RESULTS: Proportionally more children with TBI than
children in the normative sample demonstrated behaviors outside of the typical
range in all sections of the Sensory Profile except for oral sensory processing.
CONCLUSION: These findings strongly support the need to include evaluation of
sensory processing in any clinical assessment of children who have sustained TBI.

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