Total scores range from 0 to 276, with lower scores indicating more hypersensitivity to stimuli and higher scores indicating more hyposensitivity. The SPQ also produces subscales scores for five individual sensory modalities (touch, hearing, vision, smell and taste).
How is the Sensory Profile Questionnaire scored and interpreted? The Sensory Profile Questionnaire is scored by tallying the caregiver's responses for each item and transferring these raw scores to a Summary Score Sheet.
Response format 3-point Likert scale (0 = “Absent”, 1 = “Occurs sometimes”, 2 = “Occurs often”). Strengths: The CBCL is a valid and reliable measure which is sensitive to change in short interventions.
How is the Sensory Profile Questionnaire scored and interpreted? The Sensory Profile Questionnaire is scored by tallying the caregiver's responses for each item and transferring these raw scores to a Summary Score Sheet.
Note: Higher raw scale scores indicate more problems and poorer functioning; Social Participation items and Home Form Item 57 are scored as follows: Never = 4, Occasionally = 3, Frequently = 2, Always = 1; All other items are scored as follows: Never = 1, Occasionally = 2, Frequently = 3, Always = 4.
Instructions: Transfer from the Caregiver Questionnaire (Birth to 6 months) the item raw score that corresponds with each item listed, Add the Raw Score column to get the Quadrant Raw Score Total for each quandrant. Score Total: 15 25 18 27 20 33 23 34 29 38.