Attachment is considered a fundamental aspect of social and emotional development in children. Attachment is established, in part, through sensory processes, yet many children have unique sensory needs. The present study explores the association between sensory processing disorder and attachment by examining primary caregivers' perception of the attachment relationship with their children with SPD. Following a mixed-methods design, 24 self-identified primary caregivers completed 3 questionnaires: a demographic profile, a sensory processing profile, and an attachment-related questionnaire. Of those 24, 12 also completed a semistructured interview. The findings of this study suggest that a correlation exists between sensory processing and attachment measurement scores and specifically with 3 subscales of sensory processing: tactile sensitivity, auditory filtering, and responsiveness to stimuli. This correlation, however, appears to exist despite the fact that none of the children met the full criteria for insecure attachment, according to the attachment measure.

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依恋被认为是儿童社会和情感发展的一个基本方面。依恋部分是通过感官过程建立的，但许多儿童都有独特的感官需求。本研究通过检查主要照顾者对 SPD 儿童依恋关系的看法，探讨感觉处理障碍与依恋之间的关联。遵循混合方法设计，24 名自我认定的主要照顾者完成了 3 份问卷：人口统计资料、感觉处理资料和与依恋相关的问卷。在这 24 人中，有 12 人还完成了半结构化面试。这项研究的结果表明，感觉处理和依恋测量得分之间存在相关性，特别是与感觉处理的 3 个分量表之间存在相关性：触觉敏感性、听觉过滤和对刺激的反应。然而，尽管根据依恋测量，没有一个孩子符合不安全依恋的完整标准，但这种相关性似乎存在。