Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of sensory integration training based on Denver model on the communication ability of children with autism spectrum disorder aged 2 to 5 years and parenting stress.Methods From July 2018 to July 2019, 120 children with autism spectrum disorder aged 2 to 5 years visited our hospital, who were selected as study subjects, and were divided into control group(n=60) and observation group(n=60) according to random number table method. The control group was given comprehensive treatment such as sand game and vitamin D3, and the observation group was given sensory integration training based on the Denver model in addition to the treatment for the control group. After 3 months, ABC，CARS, and ATEC were used to assess the core symptoms; PEP-3 was used to evaluate the communication ability of children; PSI-SF was used to evaluate the parenting stress.Results After intervention, the scores of ABC, CARS and ATEC and the scores of PSI-SF in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05). The score of the third version(PEP-3) scale in the observation group after intervention was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Sensory integration training based on the Denver model can be applied to children with autism spectrum disorder(ASD) aged 2 to 5 years old, which effectively reduces parenting stress by improving their core symptoms and communication ability.

Key words:

Autism spectrum disorders, Denver model, Communication ability, Parenting stress