Behavioral Sciences (Mar 2024)

Intervention Effect of Group Sensory Integration Training on Social Responsiveness and N170 Event-Related Potential of Children with Autism

  • Deming Shu,
  • Gongliang Zhang,
  • Chang Xue,
  • Qiqi Lai,
  • Yueyao He,
  • Yifei Feng,
  • Jianxin Zhang,
  • Fengqin Jia,
  • Dianzhi Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14030202
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
p. 202

Abstract

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The objective of this study was to examine the intervention effect of group sensory integration training on social responsiveness, and the latency and amplitude of N170 event-related potential of children with autism. The social responsiveness scale was employed to assess alterations in the social response of individuals with ASD before and after training, while event-related potentials were utilized to measure changes in N170 latency and amplitude. This study revealed that group sensory integration training can significantly enhance social responsiveness in children diagnosed with ASD. Children with ASD exhibit atypical N170 responses to faces in the right parietal region. The latency of N170 changes may serve as a valuable indicator for assessing the effectiveness of an intervention or diagnosing ASD.

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