%0 Journal Article
%T Examining the Sensory Profiles of At-Risk Youth Participating in a Pre-employment Program
%A Chi-Kwan Shea Ph.D.
%A OTR/L
%A Robyn Wu OTD
%A OTR/L
%A BCP
%J Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
%D 2012
%I Western Michigan University
%X The purpose of this study is to use Dunn¡¯s model of sensory processing to investigate the sensory profiles of youth participating in a community-based occupational therapy pre-employment program. The youth participants had been involved in the juvenile justice system and were placed on probation. The studyanalyzed data from the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP) questionnaires (Brown & Dunn, 2002) completed by 79 youth participants. Analysis of the participants¡¯ scores on the AASP showed statistically significant differences from the norm in two quadrants; the delinquent youth scored lower in Sensation Seeking and higher in Sensation Avoiding. The delinquent youth participants demonstrated a high prevalence of atypical sensory processing patterns. Implications for further investigation and practice are discussed.
%K sensory processing
%K at-risk youth
%K productive occupation
%U http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/vol1/iss1/5