The impact of childhood trauma on sensory processing and connected motor planning and skills: A scoping review



Matson, Rebecca ORCID: 0000-0003-0790-366X, Barnes-Brown, Vikki ORCID: 0000-0002-7172-209X and Stonall, Rachel
(2023) The impact of childhood trauma on sensory processing and connected motor planning and skills: A scoping review. [Poster]

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Abstract

Background: Traumatic experiences during childhood have been suggested to alter the course of sensory and motor development due to the impact on neural connections within the brain at integral periods. This connection has been alluded to in literature and is discussed anecdotally by practitioners suggesting the impact is commonly seen in practice. Previous scoping reviews in this area have focused solely on the process of sensory modulation without exploring the connection to motor planning. Objective: This scoping review considers what is known from the existing literature about the impact of childhood trauma on sensory processing and motor skills. Method: This scoping review followed the JBI methodology for scoping reviews (Peters et al., 2020), searching CINAHL plus, Proquest, Scopus, PsycINFO, EThOS, as well as a search of the reference lists of the articles and citation chaining, to locate both published and unpublished sources. Articles were reviewed by two reviewers independently, with a third reviewer verifying those that met inclusion criteria where there was disagreement. Results: Six articles were identified that met the inclusion criteria for the study. While all included studies suggested the concurrence of sensory processing and motor difficulties in individuals who have experienced childhood trauma they did not conclusively make the link between the two suggesting an overall low level of evidence. Commonalities were identified in relation to the areas of the brain impacted and the nature of difficulties experienced with some suggestion of this varying according to stage of development and the specific nature of the trauma. Conclusions: This study suggests emerging evidence in relation to the connection between trauma, sensory processing and motor development but that further empirical research is needed to verify this and inform practice.

Item Type: Poster
Uncontrolled Keywords: Neurosciences, Pediatric, Neurological
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health > School of Health Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 10 Jul 2023 13:19
Last Modified: 20 Apr 2024 05:39
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171606