Name three common assessment tools used to profile sensory processing and describe their intended use.

• A. Sensory Profile 2 (caregiver/teacher report), Sensory Processing Measure (home/school context), SIPT (direct assessment of sensory integration and praxis)
• B. Beck Depression Inventory; WISC-V; Vineland
• C. Beery VMI; BOT-2; PEDI
• D. PECS; SCERTS; SOS Approach to Feeding

Answer: (A)

Profiling sensory processing relies on a mix of reports, contextual measures, and direct assessment to capture how a child experiences and uses their senses in daily life. The Sensory Profile 2 is a caregiver/teacher questionnaire that gathers information about how a child responds to sensory stimuli in everyday activities, helping to identify patterns across different sensory modalities. The Sensory Processing Measure extends this idea into the child’s actual environments, providing rating scales for home and school contexts and highlighting how sensory processing relates to functional participation in those settings. The Sensory Integration and Praxis Test is a direct, standardized assessment that evaluates sensory integration and praxis through structured tasks, offering objective data on the child’s sensory processing in a controlled, performance-based format. These three together cover subjective observation, ecological context, and direct performance, giving a comprehensive sensory profile. Other tools listed are not designed specifically to profile sensory processing in this way; they assess mood, general cognitive ability, motor skills, or communication/feeding approaches rather than sensory processing patterns across daily life and context.