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    This document is a sensory assessment checklist for students with autism. It contains 50 items assessing sensory responses across various domains like light, sound, touch, movement, and taste/smell. For each item, the assessor indicates whether the behavior is present (Yes), absent (No), or unknown (Don't know) and notes any necessary actions. The checklist is intended to identify a student's specific sensory needs so teachers are aware and can provide appropriate support and accommodations.

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    This document is a sensory assessment checklist for students with autism. It contains 50 items assessing sensory responses across various domains like light, sound, touch, movement, and taste/smell. For each item, the assessor indicates whether the behavior is present (Yes), absent (No), or unknown (Don't know) and notes any necessary actions. The checklist is intended to identify a student's specific sensory needs so teachers are aware and can provide appropriate support and accommodations.

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    This document is a sensory assessment checklist for students with autism. It contains 50 items assessing sensory responses across various domains like light, sound, touch, movement, and taste/smell. For each item, the assessor indicates whether the behavior is present (Yes), absent (No), or unknown (Don't know) and notes any necessary actions. The checklist is intended to identify a student's specific sensory needs so teachers are aware and can provide appropriate support and accommodations.

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    national autism standardsards


    Sensory assessment checklist
    (based on the sensory profile checklist from Bogdashina, 2003 and included in the IDP autism
    spectrum)
    Tick which apply and then consider which teaching staff need to know this information.
    Where possible, complete this in discussion with the parents or carers and the pupil.

    No. Item Yes No Dont Action


    know required

    1 Resists changes to familiar routines

    2 Does not recognise familiar people in unfamiliar


    clothes

    3 Dislikes bright lights

    4 Dislikes fluorescent lights

    5 Is frightened by flashes of light

    6 Puts hands over eyes or closes eyes in bright light

    7 Is attracted to lights

    8 Is fascinated by shiny objects and bright colours

    9 Touches the walls of rooms

    10 Enjoys certain patterns (e.g. brickwork, stripes)

    11 Gets lost easily

    12 Has a fear of heights, lifts, escalators

    13 Has difficulty catching balls

    14 Is startled when approached by others

    15 Smells, licks, taps objects and people

    16 Appears not to see certain colours

    17 Uses peripheral vision when doing a task

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    No. Item Yes No Dont Action


    know required

    18 Finds it easier to listen when not looking at person

    19 Remembers routes and places extremely well

    20 Can memorise large amounts of information on


    certain topics

    21 Finds crowded areas very difficult

    22 Prefers to sit at back of group or front of group

    23 Covers ears when hears certain sounds

    24 Can hear sounds which others do not hear

    25 Is very distressed by certain sounds

    26 Bangs objects and doors

    27 Is attracted by sounds and noises

    28 Does not like shaking hands or being hugged

    29 Likes a hug if chosen to do this

    30 Only seems to hear the first words of a sentence

    31 Repeats exactly what others have said

    32 Very good auditory memory for songs and rhymes

    33 Dislikes the feel of certain fabrics and substances

    34 Seems unaware of pain and temperature

    35 Dislikes certain foods and drinks

    36 Seeks pressure by crawling under heavy objects

    37 Hugs very tightly

    38 Enjoys feeling certain materials

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    No. Item Yes No Dont Action


    know required

    39 Dislikes certain everyday smells

    40 Eats materials which are not edible

    41 Likes to have food presented in a certain way on the


    plate

    42 Dislikes crunchy or chewy food

    43 Quite clumsy and bumps into objects and people

    44 Finds fine motor movements hard

    45 Has difficulty running and climbing

    46 Finds it hard to ride a bike

    47 Does not seem to know where body is in space

    48 Has poor balance

    49 Afraid of everyday movement activities such as


    swings, slides, trampoline

    50 Has extremely good balance

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