• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: The Moderating Role of Sensory Overresponsivity in HPA Activity : A Pilot Study With Children Diagnosed With ADHD : A Pilot Study With Children Diagnosed With ADHD
  • Beteiligte: Reynolds, Stacey; Lane, Shelly J.; Gennings, Chris
  • Erschienen: SAGE Publications, 2010
  • Erschienen in: Journal of Attention Disorders
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1177/1087054708329906
  • ISSN: 1087-0547; 1557-1246
  • Schlagwörter: Clinical Psychology ; Developmental and Educational Psychology
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p> Objective: To determine if sensory overresponsivity (SOR) is a moderating condition impacting the activity of the Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) Axis in children with ADHD. Method: Participants were children with (n = 24) and without ADHD ( n = 24). Children in the ADHD group were divided into SOR (ADHDs) and non-SOR (ADHDt) groups using the Sensory Over-Responsivity Inventory. All children participated in the Sensory Challenge Protocol. Salivary cortisol was used as a measure of HPA activity. Two prechallenge and seven postchallenge samples of saliva were taken. Cortisol patterns between groups were examined using a mixed-effects ANOVA. Results: There was a borderline significant difference found between the ADHDt and ADHDs group ( p = .056) and a significant difference between ADHDt and the typical group ( p = .014). Conclusion: Preliminary results support the premise that SOR may be a moderating variable used to create subgroups in diagnostic populations such as ADHD. (J. of Att. Dis. 2010; 13(5) 468-478) </jats:p>