Expanding the Foundation of Evidence Based Practice in Sensory Integration

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue serves to expand the evidence base of sensory integration. Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI) intervention has been repeatedly documented as an evidence-based practice in autism, but it is being applied in multiple different contexts. Existing research focuses on the development of assessment tools, understanding underlying mechanisms, and effectiveness studies. Thus, the aim and scope of this Special Issue is to capture the current cutting-edge research on the application of ASI across the lifespan. This may include information within the general population as well as across diagnostic categories. Topics will be related to current inquiries in sensory integration assessment, outcome studies, theory development, and advances in neuroscience or neuroscience underpinnings. We will be soliciting applied and basic research, as well as review papers.  

Dr. Sarah A. Schoen
Dr. Shelly J. Lane
Dr. Anita Bundy
Guest Editors

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