Adult Sensory Processing Scale (ASPS; Blanche, Parham, Chang & Mallinson, 2014)
The ASPS measures sensory processing in adults and is designed to be sensitive to individual differences in the population. Participants respond to 39 items including “I startle easily at unexpected or loud noises” and “I tend to lean on furniture or other people” with a 1-5 Likert scale indicating how often they experience each item, ranging from “never” = 1, through to“always” =5. The items relate to 11 patterns of sensory processing, including over- and under-responsivity to vestibular, auditory, visual and tactile information, with higher scores indicating greater sensory processing difficulties.