OBP Child – Behavior And Sensory Theories In Pediatric Occupational Therapy Practice Test

Sensory evaluation gathers information about how a child perceives and processes sensory input and how that processing affects daily function. Self-reporting tools like Dunn's Sensory Profile capture the child’s or caregiver’s observations of sensory experiences. Informal clinical observations and performance-based exercises show how sensory processing plays out in real tasks and in everyday play. Standardized assessments such as SIPT, Degangi-Berk, the Sensory Processing Measure, and the Test of Sensory Functions in Infants provide structured, norm-referenced data across sensory domains to quantify patterns and compare them to peers. Interventions, including those based on sensory integration principles or Wilbarger’s sensory diets, are treatment approaches used to influence regulation and participation, not methods of evaluating sensory processing. Therefore, the statement about interventions is not part of the sensory evaluation components listed.