https://doi.org/10.1177/0264619617730859 British Journal of Visual Impairment 2018, Vol. 36(1) 5–16 © The Author(s) 2017 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0264619617730859 journals.sagepub.com/home/jvi BJVI Pilot study: Sensory integration processing disorders in children with optic nerve hypoplasia spectrum Jagjeet Jutley-Neilson Birmingham City University, UK Gillian Greville-Harris University of Birmingham, UK Jeremy Kirk Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK Abstract This study aimed to explore the sensory processing profiles of children with the spectrum of optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH). Caregivers completed the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), and the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale (VABS) interview. The study demonstrated that children with ONH present with sensory integration dysfunction (SID), in their intact senses, and that autistic spectrum condition (ASC) was the best predictor of SID, rather than visual loss, or level of intellectual disability in these children. The results indicate that assessment and monitoring of SID in children with ONH is crucial. Keywords Optic nerve hypoplasia, sensory integration dysfunction, septo-optic dysplasia, visual impairment Introduction Children with the spectrum of optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) present with variable anatomical abnormalities and behavioural phenotype, ranging from mild visual loss to total visual loss (Lambert, Hoyt, & Narahara, 1987), intellectual disability (Garcia-Filion et al., 2008), and autistic spectrum condition (ASCs) (Jutley-Neilson, Harris, & Kirk, 2013). To date, research reporting sensory integration dysfunction (SID) (also referred to as sensory processing disorders [SPDs]) in Corresponding author: Jagjeet Jutley-Neilson, Division of Psychology, Birmingham City University, 4 Cardigan Street, Birmingham B4 7BD, UK. Email: jagjeet.jutley-neilson@bcu.ac.uk 730859JVI 0 0 10.1177/0264619617730859British Journal of Visual ImpairmentJutley-Neilson et al. research-article 2017 Research Article