This white paper was created as a companion document to a larger
systematic review of evidence-based intervention practices (EBPs)
for children and youth on the autism spectrum (see Hume et al,
2020; Steinbrenner et al., 2020; https://go.unc.edu/FPG-NCAEPReport-2020). In that review, three randomized group design studies
documented the efficacy of Sensory Integration (SI), which qualified
SI as a new EBP. SI and associated treatment terminology have
various understandings across the field and is often inadequately
defined clinically or in the research literature. Thus, the objectives
of this white paper are to: (1) clearly define the Sensory Integration
treatment for which we found evidence in our review, and (2) clarify
recommendations for educators based on our findings.