Sensory Abilities/Disabilities: An Application of the Sensory Profile-Caregiver Questionnaire to better understand the Sensory-Motor Domain-Specific Abilities in the CHC Model Version 2.1

Wujing LIU; Kok Hwee CHIA

doi:10.64663/aet.23

Authors

Wujing LIU Merlion Paediatric Therapy Clinic, Singapore https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4205-636X
Kok Hwee CHIA Merlion Paediatric Therapy Clinic, Singapore https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3645-2602

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64663/aet.23

Keywords:

CHC Theory/Model, Cognitive Abilities, Sensory Abilities/Disabilities, Sensory Profile-Caregiver Questionnaire

Abstract

As practicing educational therapists, both authors have chosen to focus their paper more on pragmatic issues related to sensory abilities and/or disabilities along with the theory-to-practice theme relevant to current practice of educational therapy. In this paper, the authors explored both sensory abilities and disabilities through the administration of the Sensory Profile (Dunn, 1999) in their attempt to understand the Sensory-Motor Domain-Specific Abilities within the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) framework/theory of broad and narrow cognitive abilities. By operationalizing the definitions of the relevant broad and narrow cognitive abilities into broad goals and specific objectives respectively, the authors believe it will enable educational therapists to decide how to design and what to include in an appropriate sensory-based treatment plan for those who need it.

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