TY - JOUR
T1 - Research on the efficacy of sensory integration therapy
T2 - past, present and future
AU - Leong, Han M.
AU - Carter, Mark
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Research on the efficacy of sensory integration therapy (SIT) is addressed in this article. Initially, past key reviews of intervention studies until 1994 are considered. Subsequently, more recent studies from 1994 until 2007 are examined. Consistent with numerous previous reviews, no robust evidence supporting the efficacy of SIT was found. Alternative and more parsimonious explanations for purported effects of SIT are considered. In light of the accumulated lack of evidence for the effectiveness of SIT, continued use of the technique outside of research contexts does not appear to be justified.
AB - Research on the efficacy of sensory integration therapy (SIT) is addressed in this article. Initially, past key reviews of intervention studies until 1994 are considered. Subsequently, more recent studies from 1994 until 2007 are examined. Consistent with numerous previous reviews, no robust evidence supporting the efficacy of SIT was found. Alternative and more parsimonious explanations for purported effects of SIT are considered. In light of the accumulated lack of evidence for the effectiveness of SIT, continued use of the technique outside of research contexts does not appear to be justified.
U2 - 10.1080/10300110701842653
DO - 10.1080/10300110701842653
M3 - Article
VL - 32
SP - 83
EP - 99
JO - Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education
JF - Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education
SN - 2515-0731
IS - 1
ER -