EASI ® scoring
• Available at no or low cost
• Online scoring through EASI ® Scoring Program ( ESP ) for trained professionals
• Normative scoring
EASI ® Validity and Reliability
• Good to excellent construct validity for all vestibular and proprioceptive tests .
• Moderate to strong internal consistency and reliability in five of the six vestibular and proprioceptive tests .
• Strong construct validity for tactile perception tests .
• Strong to moderate internal reliability for tactile perception tests .
• Construct validity and internal reliability established for praxis tests .
EASI ® training
Training available through the Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration ( CLA- SI ) in a 6-module course – 4 online and 2 in-person . Each module is 30 hours for a total of 180 hours .
CLASI : CLASI is a nonprofit organization founded by first generation students of Dr . Jean Ayres . CLA- SI aims to cl-asi . org continue Dr . Ayre ’ s legacy of providing evidence-based practice . CLASI offers a certificate in Ayres Sensory Integration ®, customized workshops , consultation , and mentorship .
Conclusion : Overall , the results support the use of the EASI ® as an assessment of sensory related differences involving vestibular , proprioceptive , tactile and praxis systems that affect everyday occupations . The EASI ® may be used in evaluation to identify sensory processing difficulties , plan interventions , or may be used as an outcome measure to measure progress .
Strengths
• Will be norm-referenced with children from across the world
• Easily accessible and lowcost
Recommendations
• Add basal and ceiling levels to decrease the time required to complete the assessment .
• Continue research to identify practical and relevant implications for practice .
References
( 2024 ). CLASI Certificate in ASI and the EASI . Retrieved from https :// www . youtube . com / watch ? v = 2S6urly7LC0 .
About ASI : Ayres Sensory Integration ®. The Collaborative For Leadership In Ayres Sensory Integration . ( n . d .). https :// www . cl-asi . org / about-ayres-sensory-integration
About Clasi . The Collaborative For Leadership In Ayres Sensory Integration . ( n . d .). https :// www . cl . asi . org / about-clasi
Auld-Wright , K ., Baltazar Mori , A ., Carrasco Koester , A ., Mailloux , Z ., & Smith Roley , S . ( n . d .). Getting to know the Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration ( EASI ). The Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration .
Mailloux , Z ., Grady-Dominguez , P ., Bundy , A ., Parham , L . D ., Roley , S . S ., Wieland , S ., & Schaaf , R . C . ( 2023 ). Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration ® praxis tests : Construct validity and internal reliability . American Journal of Occupational Therapy , 77 , 7704345020 . https :// doi . org / 10.5014 / ajot . 2023.050138
Mailloux , Z ., Grady-Dominguez , P ., Petersen , J ., Parham , L . D ., Roley , S . S ., Bundy , A ., & Schaaf , R . C . ( 2021 ). Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration ® ( EASI ) vestibular and proprioceptive tests : Construct validity and internal reliability . American Journal of Occupational Therapy , 75,7506205070 . https :// doi . org / 10.5014 / ajot . 2021.043166
Mailloux , Z ., Parham , L . D ., Roley , S . S ., Ruzzano , L ., & Schaaf , R . C . ( 2018 ). Introduction to the Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration ® ( EASI ). American Journal of Occupational Therapy , 72 , 7201195030 . https :// doi . org / 10.5014 / ajot . 2018.028241
Schaaf , R . C ., Wright , K . A ., Mailloux , Z ., Grady , P ., Parham , L . D ., Roley , S . S ., & Bundy , A . ( 2023 ). Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration ® ( EASI ) Tactile Perception Tests : Construct validity and internal reliability . American Journal of Occupational Therapy , 77 , 7701205050 . https :// doi . org / 10.5014 / ajot . 2023.2022050053
Erin Sweeney , OTS-II
Erin Sweeney is a second-year MOT student at North Central College . She has a particular interest in exploring sensory processing and related needs .
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