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Sensory Experiences Questionnaire

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Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders

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SEQ

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The recently expanded Sensory Experience Questionnaire (Version 3.0; SEQ; Baranek, 1999; Baranek, David, Poe, Stone, & Watson, 2006) is a caregiver report assessment intended to be used by researchers and clinicians to characterize the sensory features in children ages 2–12 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or developmental disabilities (DD) in social and nonsocial contexts. The questionnaire takes about 15–20 minutes to complete by a parent or a caregiver and can also be administered in a structured interview format if necessary. The SEQ (Version 3.0) has 105 items that measure the frequency of sensory behaviors across sensory response patterns (i.e., hyporesponsiveness, hyperresponsiveness, sensory seeking, and enhanced perception), modalities (i.e., auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory, and vestibular), and social or nonsocial contexts. The first 97 items measure the frequency using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost never) to 5...

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  1. Department of Kinesiology, Occupational Therapy Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3195 Medical Sciences Ctr, 1300 University Ave, Madison, WI, 53706-1509, USA

    Dr. Karla K. Ausderau

  2. Department of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Occupational Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Suite 2050 Bondurant Hall CB #7122, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7120, USA

    Dr. Grace T. Baranek

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Ausderau, K.K., Baranek, G.T. (2013). Sensory Experiences Questionnaire. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1192

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