Table 3.

Relationships between early neurobehavior and sensory processing disorder.

NNNS Subscore n=26	Total Sample Mean (SD)	Among those without Sensory Processing Disorder Mean (SD)	Among those with a Sensory Processing Disorder Mean (SD)	* P-value
Habituation	7.7 ±1.0	8.1 ±0.3	6.5 ±2.1	.29
Orientation	2.5 ±0.8	2.2 ±0.7	3.5 ±0.1	.43
Handling	0.6 ±0.2	0.6 ±0.2	0.7 ±0.1	.24
Quality of Movement	3.7 ±0.8	3.8 ±0.9	3.3 ±0.2	.29
Self Regulation	4.4 ±0.9	4.2 ±1.0	4.8 ±0.5	.81
Sub-Optimal Reflexes	7 ±2.4	6.3 ±2.1	9.5 ±2.1	.04*
Stress	0.4 ±0.1	0.3 ±0.1	0.4 ±0.1	.02*
Arousal	3.7 ±0.8	3.8 ±0.9	3.2 ±0.1	.81
Hypertonia	1.9 ±1.3	1.8 ±1.4	1.9 ±1.1	.73
Hypotonia	0.7 ±0.6	0.6 ±0.5	0.7 ±0.7	.61
Asymmetry	1.8 ±1.6	1.3 ±1.4	3.5 ±0.7	.16
Hyperexcitability	4.1 ±2.6	4.4 ±2.9	3.0 ±1.4	.41
Lethargy	8.0 ±2.9	8.1 ±3.0	8.0 ±3.0	.94

^*p value is from exploring the relationships between early neurobehavior and sensory processing disorder using independent samples t-test using p<.05.