Psychosis, Sensory Integration and Processing – What Prader-Willi Syndrome Can Teach Us About the Brain, Safety and Participation
Prader-Willi Syndrome, psychosis and sensory integration and processing may not seem, at first glance, to belong in the same conversation. Yet a paper from the University of Cambridge invites us to think more carefully about Psychosis Sensory Integration and Processing. It suggests that Prader-Willi Syndrome, often known as PWS, may offer an important window into […]
Research News | Effects of sensory integration therapy in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
A new 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis matters right now because it helps bring some much-needed clarity to an increasingly confused conversation. Across 23 randomised controlled trials, sensory integration therapy was associated with significant improvements in motor skills, daily functioning, and individualised goals in children. The strongest effects were seen for individualised goals, especially in […]
Research: How prison shapes inmates’ sense of agency and outcome processing
A thought provoking paper from Belgium invites us to think more deeply about what restrictive environments may do to the brain and to participation. The study explored sense of agency, the feeling that “I am the one doing this”, and outcome processing, how the brain registers what happens after an action, in people living in […]
Research: Sensory Reactivity Among School-Age Children and Parental Stress: Findings From the Population-Based InProS Study
ASI WISE explores AJOT’s Jan / Feb 2026 Special Section on Sensory Integration and Participation Sensory Reactivity Among School-Age Children and Parental Stress: Findings From the Population-Based InProS Study Authors: Rocío Muñoz-Sánchez, Miriam Hurtado-Pomares, Iris Juárez-Leal, Sara Jorquera-Cabrera, Jessica Piñero, Eva-María Navarrete-Muñoz, Desirée Valera-Gran Occupational Therapists working with children who experience sensory reactivity and are […]
Research: Sensory Integration Sports Training & Autism
A recent 2025 paper in Scientific Reports explores the impact of a sensory integration informed sports programme on motor coordination and social responsiveness in children with autism. The authors report meaningful improvements following a 12 week intervention delivered with consistent intensity. What feels particularly positive is the clear recognition that movement, sensation and participation are […]
Research: Sensory Processing, Neurodivergence & Gender Congruence
A new paper published in the Journal of Eating Disorders this month explores the associations between sensory processing, eating disorder symptoms, neurodivergence and gender congruence through a lived experience lens. It adds growing weight to something many of us have recognised in practice for years: sensory integration and processing matter deeply in eating disorders. The […]
Research: ADHD and Sensory Processing
ADHD and sensory processing.The data is now impossible to ignore. This meta analysis in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reviewed 30 studies and more than 5,000 participants. Across childhood and adulthood, individuals with ADHD showed significantly higher: Not small effects.Large effect sizes.Across multiple sensory domains. And yet most clinical […]
How Ayres Sensory Integration Supports Children with ADHD
New Research Spotlight: How Ayres Sensory Integration Supports Children with ADHD Comprehensive Effects of Occupational Therapy Using Ayres Sensory Integration® in Children With ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Büşra Kaplan Kılıç; Gonca Bumin; Hakan Öğütlü; Mehmet Hakan Türkçapar We are delighted to share a critical study that significantly strengthens the evidence base for Ayres […]
Research Update: A Cascading Effects Model of Early Sensory Development in Autism
A Cascading Effects Model of Early Sensory Development in Autism Natalie Russo, Carissa J. Cascio, Grace T. Baranek, Tiffany G. Woynaroski, Zachary J. Williams, Shulamite A. Green, and Roseann Schaaf, are notable contributors to research about autistic individuals, part of the Autism Sensory Research Consortium. What This Paper Means for Autistic People Playing to strengths and supporting differences through the senses 1. […]
Research Alert: The Cerebellum’s Role in Sensory Over-Responsivity in Autism
Melis Ezgi Cakar, PhD | University of California, Los Angeles (2025) The findings from Melis Ezgi Cakar’s 2025 dissertation, “The Involvement of the Cerebellum in Sensory Over-Responsivity in Autism,” have strong and affirming implications for Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI) practice, especially when working with people who present with sensory over-responsivity. Here’s what it means: 1. […]