Patrones de procesamiento sensorial de adultos con dificultades de aprendizaje autorreferidas

Autores/as

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22544/rcps.v42i02.04

Palabras clave:

dificultades de aprendizaje, lectoescritura, perfil sensorial, autorregulación, umbral neurológico

Resumen

Las dificultades de aprendizaje, que pueden continuar manifestándose en la adultez, han mostrado vinculación con déficit en el procesamiento sensorial. El propósito de la investigación es indagar el perfil sensorial de adultos con y sin dificultades de aprendizaje (DA) en el área de lectoescritura. El estudio es cuantitativo no experimental. El perfil sensorial se evaluó a través de un cuestionario basado en el modelo de Dunn (1997b), que define cuatro patrones sensoriales a partir de la interacción entre el umbral neurológico y las estrategias de autorregulación, junto a un autorreporte de dificultades de aprendizaje. Los resultados mostraron puntuaciones similares en tres patrones sensoriales para ambos grupos, con diferencias significativas en el patrón sensorial de ‘Espectador’ (p = .038, d = 0.5). Este patrón caracterizaría a adultos con DA con una tendencia a estrategias de autorregulación pasiva y umbral neurológico alto. Se concluye que las características de procesamiento sensorial pueden ser relevantes para orientar la intervención y apoyo de personas con DA. Se demuestra la relevancia de analizar el perfil de procesamiento sensorial para la comprensión de las dificultades de aprendizaje. En términos aplicados, amplía las posibilidades de apoyo para adultos con DA al visibilizar la necesidad de entornos que respondan a las características sensoriales individuales.

Biografía del autor/a

Stephanie Armstrong-Gallegos, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile

Psicóloga por la Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile; es Diplomada en Evaluación Neuropsicológica, Magíster en Psicología Educacional y Doctora en Psicología por The Universityof Sheffield, UK. Es Investigadora Adjunta del Núcleo Milenio para la Ciencia del Aprendizaje (MiNSoL). Trabaja como investigadora en el Instituto de Informática Educativa y realiza docencia de pregrado en formación en Psicología.

María José Sandoval Muñoz, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile

Magíster en Educación de la Universidad de Leeds (Reino Unido) y es psicóloga licenciada y titulada de la Universidad de La Frontera (Chile). En la actualidad, se desempeña como académica en la Universidad de Magallanes (Chile), donde ejerce como docente de pregrado y postgrado. Además, forma parte de equipos de investigación en temas relacionados con la Educación y la Psicología del Desarrollo y cumple el rol de Directora de la Carrera de Psicología.

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2023-12-29

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Armstrong-Gallegos, S., & Sandoval Muñoz, M. J. (2023). Patrones de procesamiento sensorial de adultos con dificultades de aprendizaje autorreferidas. Revista Costarricense De Psicología, 42(2), 225–240. https://doi.org/10.22544/rcps.v42i02.04