Comparison of the sensory integrative function of South African infants to normative data on two standardised tests

BACKGROUND: The Dunn Infant Toddler Sensory Profile and DeGangi's Test of Functions in Infants are two standardised tests that widely used by South African therapists to assess sensory integrative function infants. There is, however, no research available on the validation these for a population. This determined whether normative data established United States America were valid use with infants between ages 7 18 months. METHODOLOGY: A quantitative cross-sectional, descriptive, correlation study design was investigate equivalence from sample typically developing FINDINGS: results indicated mean scores five six processing sections all quadrant scores, lower range typical performance according America. On Oral Processing Section Sensation-Seeking Quadrant, test should be interpreted caution due medium effect size indicating clinical differences reported norms. higher percentage had clear definite difference "more than others" score compared Infants, means frequency distribution deficient, at risk, Total Scores significantly different fell into or below manual. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: can without substantial re-norming based findings related this sample. Due significant first author questions recommends further larger population group. However, it noted small therefore cannot generalised.