The moderating role of sensory overresponsivity in HPA activity: A pilot study with children diagnosed with ADHD

Stacey Reynolds; Shelly J. Lane; Chris Gennings

doi:10.1177/1087054708329906

The moderating role of sensory overresponsivity in HPA activity: A pilot study with children diagnosed with ADHD

Stacey Reynolds, Shelly J. Lane, Chris Gennings

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Abstract

Objective: To determine if sensory overresponsivity (SOR) is a moderating condition impacting the activity of the Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) Axis in children with ADHD. Method: Participants were children with (n = 24) and without ADHD (n = 24). Children in the ADHD group were divided into SOR (ADHDs) and non-SOR (ADHDt) groups using the Sensory Over-Responsivity Inventory. All children participated in the Sensory Challenge Protocol. Salivary cortisol was used as a measure of HPA activity. Two prechallenge and seven postchallenge samples of saliva were taken. Cortisol patterns between groups were examined using a mixed-effects ANOVA. Results: There was a borderline significant difference found between the ADHDt and ADHDs group (p = .056) and a significant difference between ADHDt and the typical group (p = .014). Conclusion: Preliminary results support the premise that SOR may be a moderating variable used to create subgroups in diagnostic populations such as ADHD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	468-478
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Attention Disorders
Volume	13
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054708329906
State	Published - Mar 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

ADHD
Cortisol
HPA axis
Sensory processing

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