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. 2011 Jun;8(2):89-94.
doi: 10.4306/pi.2011.8.2.89. Epub 2010 Nov 20.

Sensory processing problems in children with ADHD, a systematic review

Ahmad Ghanizadeh  1
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Sensory processing problems in children with ADHD, a systematic review

Ahmad Ghanizadeh. Psychiatry Investig. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

One of the most common psychiatric disorders in children is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Its course and outcome are heterogeneous. Sensory processing problems impact the nature of response to daily events. ADHD and sensory problems may occur together and interact. No published review article about sensory processing problems in children with ADHD were found. A systematic search, conducted on Pub-Med (up to January 2010), and Google Scholar, yielded 255 abstracts on sensory processing problems in children including 11 studies about sensory problems in children with ADHD. Sensory processing problems in children with ADHD is not a well studied area. Sensory processing problems in children with ADHD are more common than in typically developing children. Findings do not support that ADHD subtypes are distinct disorders with regard to sensory processing problems. However, co-morbidity with oppositional defiant disorder and anxiety are predictors of more severe sensory processing problems in children with ADHD.

Keywords: ADHD; Review; Sensory processing problems.

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