SENSOMOTOR QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PARENTS: ADAPTATION ON UKRAINIAN SAMPLE OF TYPICAL CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

Abstract

The article described and analysed  the Sensorimotor History Questionnaire for Preschoolers. The problem of impaired processing and integration of sensory information in typical children and children with autism spectrum disorders is considered. Attention is drawn to the need for research of features of the sensory sphere and its violations in typical  children and children with ASD in the domestic sample. The results of adaptation and validation of the  questionnaire on the sample of Ukrainian children  are presented. To calculate the points, the Excel 2016 was used, and to check the psychometric characteristics of the  questionnaire, the statistical program IBM SPSS Statistics 23 was used.

The questionnaire  was translated into the Ukrainian language from the original language (English) with the assistance of a professional interpreter. An adapted version has passed an asymmetrical translation, which helped to keep the meaning of the claims and compliance with the requirements of clarity and certainty language. In the adaptation of the questionnaire took part 506 children (293 typical children (147 boys and 146 girls from 3 to 16 years; 213 children with autism spectrum disorders (158 boys and 55 girls from 3 to 16 years). Were allocated to 6 groups of children age – preschool age-typical children (3-5 years; 149 children, 77 boys and 72 girls); preschool age children with autism spectrum disorders (3-5 years; 70 children, 53 boys and 17 girls); younger school age- typical children (6-10 years; 96 children, 53 boys and 43 girls); younger school age-children with autism spectrum disorders (6-10 years; 99 children, 69 boys and 30 girls); adolescent typical children (11-16 years old; 48 children, 17 boys and 31 girls); adolescent children with autism spectrum disorders (11-16 years; 44 children, 36 boys and 8 girls). To check the psychometric characteristics of the questionnaire  was carried out the determination of indicators of reliability (reliability as internal consistency and and reliability of repeated testing) and validity (apparent validity and criterion validity). Psychometric characteristics showed a high and sufficient level.

The procedure and interpretation of the study results were standardized. For this, the frequency distribution was calculated by the general indicator and additionally by age groups to determine the severity of sensory disturbances in children and adolescents. According to the results of frequency distribution, it was determined the overall distribution of scores, which gives the possibility to determine the presence and severity of the violations processing and integration of sensory information in children.