Re: False info in new article - review of assessments of sensory processing

[John Williams]

I agree with Diane that the first step should be to contact the editor of the journal to report the errors. It seems a fairly straightforward case of mistaken (and subsequently unchecked) factual information — one that I would hope the journal would facilitate correcting in a timely manner.

John C. Williams, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Project Director at WPS
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> Quite disturbing.
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> Hi SIRC and SPM buddies,
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> This article gives false information about the SPM in Table 2. It states the SPM is standardized on a sample of only 345 children. WRONG. It is standardized 1,051 children (as shown in Table 6, p 48, in the SPM Manual). Clinical validity was established using a clinical sample of 345 children with identified problems. So they seem to have confused the validity study sample with the standardization sample. That's a major error. Also they incorrectly state the age range. It's 5-12, not 5-13. They did not mention that there is a Spanish translation, which is odd because the authors are in Spain and I know that Dulce looked into using the Spanish translation. Makes me wonder how many other errors on the SPM and other instruments are in the article.
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> I am attaching the article in case you don't have it handy. What would be the appropriate ways for me &/or other SPM authors to respond to this? Would like to hear your opinions. Should I contact the journal editor? I am thinking that contacting the editor is one thing that needs to be done, at the very least.
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> Diane
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> Subject: new article - review of assessments of sensory processing
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> Only read abstract – but seems relevant. FYI
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