Iranian Rehabilitation Journal

en Sensory Profile in Infant/Toddler: Birth to 36 Months کاردرمانی Occupational therapy پژوهشي Original Research Articles <div style="text-align: justify;">Objectives: Sensory processing patterns refer to a person’s ability to receive and respond to sensory events which are important to succeed in daily routine activities. This study aims to determine the sensory processing patterns in infants/toddlers.  Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. A total of 518 infants/toddlers participated in this study. Their ages ranged from birth to 36 months. Parents completed the infant/toddler sensory profile for all participants.  Results: No significant difference was observed between girls and boys in sensory processing from birth to 6 months; however, there is a significant difference between girls and boys in low registration, sensory sensitivity, and sensory avoidance from 7-36 months. In addition, no significant difference was detected between children born by cesarean and those born through natural childbirth in terms of sensory processing (quadrants and scores) from birth to 6 months and 7-36 months. There is a significant difference between preterm and full-term children (birth to 6 months) in auditory processing. The findings also indicate only a significant difference in oral sensory processing between the preterm and full-term children (7-36 months).  Discussion: We discussed sensory processing patterns in children and their differences based on different factors. The results of this study can provide considerations for Iranian occupational therapists and psychologists.</div> Sensory profile, Infant, Toddler 449 458 http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1667-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Abbas Nesayan anesayan@ub.ac.ir 0000-0002-2223-2991 Yes Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran. Roghayeh Asadi Gandomani r.asadi@ub.ac.ir 0000-0002-7043-9401 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran.