Completed and Presented Studies These studies have been presented
in paper or poster format at local, state and national conferences.
Sensory Processing in Children with ADD
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Retrospective study examining sensory processing skills in typical, SI, and ADD
children using a modified version of OTA's sensory history.
Poster presented at MAOT, October 1996. Poster presented at NERCC, May 1997
May-Benson, Daunhauer, Cermak, Koomar
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| Identifying Ideational Difficulties in Children with Dysypraxia |
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The purpose of this doctoral dissertation study is to examine ideational
difficulties as a subtype of praxis. This study examines the relationship
of motor, language, and certain executive function/ cognitive skills to
ideation. It also examines various validity issues in the development of a
new assessment for ideation, the Test of Ideational Praxis.
Published March-April, 2007, American Journal of Occupational Therapy
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Identifying Gravitational Insecurity in Children with Sensory Integrative Dysfunction
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Development of an assessment tool for children with gravitational insecurity (GI) along
with preliminary reliability and validity studies differentiating children with GI from
typical peers and examining developmental trends in preschoolers.
Published March-April, 2007, American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Paper presented at AOTA, 1989. Poster presented at NERRC Conference at Boston University,
May 1997
May-Benson, Koomar
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| Coping Skills in Children with Sensory Integrative Dysfunction |
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Two related studies examining coping skills in typical children and children
with sensory integration problems using the Coping Inventory and the Early
Coping Inventory in two different age groups.
Paper presented at MAOT, October 1997
May-Benson, Koomar
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| Relationship of Coping Skills and Sensory Processing |
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Prospective study of coping skills and sensory processing skills in children with
sensory integration dysfunction, using the OTA sensory history and Coping Inventory.
Partial paper presented at MAOT, October 1997. Poster presented at AOTA National
Conference, April 1999.
May-Benson, Koomar
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| Sensory Processing in Typical Adults |
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Prospective study of sensory processing in typical adults using the OTA adult
sensory history.
Paper presented at MAOT, November 1998.
Koomar, May-Benson
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| The Relationship of Praxis to Avocational Skills in Children
with Dyspraxia |
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Retrospective record review of praxis and avocational skills in children with dyspraxia,
using the SIPT and the CBC.
Paper presented at MAOT, October 1999
Koomar, May-Benson
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Recently Completed Projects These projects have
completed data
collection but have not yet been presented or submitted for publication.
Comparison of Coping Skills, Sensory History and SIPT Scores in Children with SI Dysfunction |
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship among an
objective measure of sensory processing/praxis, parent reported sensory history,
and coping skills in children with SI dysfunction.
Completed fall 2002
May-Benson, Koomar
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| Development of a Screening Procedure for Sensory Responsivity |
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The purpose of this project, conducted in collaboration with Dr. Lucy Jane Miller
with the support of the Wallace Research Foundation and the Coleman Institute for
Cognitive Disabilities, was to initiate the development of a standard screening
procedure for assessing sensory over-responsivity in individuals ages 3 through
adulthood. This project involved piloting both an inventory rating scale and an
objective performance assessment.
Data collection on this project was completed fall 2003
Miller, Koomar, May-Benson, et al.
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| Sensory Integrative Dysfunction and Parenting Practices in Child Behavior Problems |
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Jacob Ham, a developmental psychology doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts,
has utilized a portion of the data from Spiral's ongoing project Examination of Sensory,
Motor, Behavioral, and Social-Emotional Factors Related to Sensory Integrative Dysfunction
to examine the relationship among parenting factors, children's conduct behaviors, and
sensory integration profile.
Data collection on this project was completed spring 2004, and the final report is pending.
Ham, Koomar, May-Benson, et al.
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| Coping Skills and Sensory Processing in Children with SI Dysfunction |
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The purpose of this study is to replicate our earlier study with a much larger
sample size to strengthen the findings.
Data collection on this project was completed spring 2004.
May-Benson, Koomar
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Studies in Progress These studies are currently in data collection.
Examination of Sensory, Motor, Behavioral, and Social-Emotional Factors Related to Sensory Integrative Dysfunction |
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The purpose of this study is to examine various sensory, motor, behavioral,
and social-emotional factors that may be related to sensory integrative functioning
in school-aged children, using tools such as the SIPT, CBC, Leiter, and the Sensory
Profile. Parental factors are also being examined with the Parent Sense of Competence
Scale and the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire.
Data collection on this project is ongoing at this time.
May-Benson, Koomar
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| The Relationship Among Sensory Responsivity of Tactile, Auditory
and Vestibular Input to Anxiety and Occupational Performance in Adults |
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The purpose of this two-phase descriptive study is to profile the performance
of individuals with and without subjective defensiveness to determine the
relationship among aspects of sensory defensiveness, daily occupations, life
choices, and state of well-being.
Data collection on this study is ongoing at this time.
Koomar, May-Benson, Mancini
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| Reliability and Validity of Goal Attainment Scaling with Children with Sensory Processing Disorder |
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The purpose of this study is to examine the reliability of occupational therapists
trained to write GAS goals in identifying, writing, and following up on goals for
children with sensory processing disorders and to examine the validity of the goals
in relation to parent/ family desires and expectations.
This study was initiated fall 2004 and is currently in progress.
May-Benson, Koomar
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