This study explores the differences in the profile of relationships between sensory processing and attention abilities among children with sensory processing disorder (SPD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and typically developing (TD) children. The Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch), a performance-based measure of attention, was administered to 69 children (TD: n = 24; SPD: n = 21; ASD: n = 24), ages 6–10 years. All participants’ parents completed the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), a standardized parent-report measure of sensory-related behaviors. Discriminant analyses using the TEA-Ch and the SSP domains revealed two classification functions; the first revealed that both clinical groups significantly differed from the TD group with greater sensory processing challenges in the categories of auditory filtering, under-responsive/seeks sensation, low energy/weak, and taste/smell sensitivity subscales of the SSP. The second function discriminated between the two clinical groups, indicating that children with ASD had significantly greater control and sustained attention deficits and less sensory issues than did children with SPD. Together, the two functions correctly classified 76.8% of the participants as to their group membership. The different profiles of sensory processing and attention abilities in children with SPD and ASD may provide guidance in identifying appropriate individualized therapeutic strategies for these children.

本研究探讨了感觉处理障碍（SPD）、自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）和典型发育（TD）儿童的感觉处理和注意力能力之间关系的差异。儿童日常注意力测试 (TEA-Ch) 是一种基于表现的注意力测量方法，对 69 名儿童进行了测试（TD： n = 24；浪涌保护器： n = 21；自闭症谱系障碍： n = 24)，年龄 6-10 岁。所有参与者的家长都完成了简短的感官概况（SSP），这是一种标准化的家长报告，用于衡量感官相关行为。使用 TEA-Ch 和 SSP 域的判别分析揭示了两种分类功能；第一项研究显示，两个临床组与 TD 组有显着差异，在 SSP 的听觉过滤、反应不足/寻求感觉、低能量/弱以及味觉/嗅觉敏感性子量表类别中，感觉处理面临更大的挑战。第二个函数区分了两个临床组，表明患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童比患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童具有明显更强的控制能力和持续的注意力缺陷，以及更少的感觉问题。这两个函数合计对 76.8% 的参与者的组成员身份进行了正确分类。 SPD 和 ASD 儿童的感觉处理和注意力能力的不同特征可以为这些儿童确定适当的个体化治疗策略提供指导。