Effect of vestibular rehabilitation in autistic children

The studies for the procession, analysis and development of the vestibular system at autistic children has cleared the significance of the sensory entegration. Of these studies it has been understood that the education of sensory entegration develops the sensory profile but through this education the effect and necessity of the "vestibular rehabilitation" is not observed thoroughly. This study was conducted to clarify the effect of vestibular education for autistic children on "sensory profile" and "postrotary nistagmus". In the study, the results of two groups were compared through the treatment of sensory entegration: the once who got the education and the once who did not. For this study, 26 autistic children were included who joined the " Çatalca District Unit of Disabled the Project of No Disabilities ", who were diagnosed with autism, who were 3-10 years (older than 36 months younger than 11 years). For each child, the analysis of the sensory entegration and nistagmus were applied twice; at the beginning and in the end of the research. At the beginning of the research the children were divided into two groups randomly drawn by lots. The first group was given the education of sensory entegration with vestibular education and the second group was given the education of sensory entegration without vestibular education. Both groups were educated for 10 weeks, 2 days a week with 40- minute sessions. Although this research has not found that the effect of vestibular rehabilitation and the education of sensory entegration for autistic children completely, it has made clear that while conducting such an education, that would be necessary to take into consideration the personal charachteristics of the children.