Table 2.

Discriminant Validity of the Sensory Processing Scale Assessment

Domain	Typical Development (n = 63)		Sensory Modulation Dysfunction (n = 65)		Mann–Whitney U	p	Effect Size
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Tactile	1.52	1.97	5.63	4.39	−5.55	<.001	1.21
Visual	0.34	0.70	1.98	2.12	−5.43	<.001	1.04
Auditory	1.08	2.75	7.03	6.53	−7.32	<.001	1.19
Vestibular	1.17	2.35	7.31	7.19	−6.60	<.001	1.15
Proprioceptive	1.17	2.49	5.51	4.99	−6.50	<.001	1.10
Olfactory	0.27	0.89	1.19	1.93	−3.04	.002	0.61
Gustatory	1.02	1.64	4.24	3.83	−5.59	<.001	1.10
Total	6.43	7.76	33.29	18.13	−7.34	<.001	1.12

Note. Degrees of freedom = 127. SD = standard deviation.