Table 1 Examples of differences between the adult sensory profile (ASP), the sensory over-responsivity scale (SensOR) and the sensory perception quotient (SPQ)

I would be able to tell when an elevator/lift started moving.

I avoid escalators and/or elevators because I dislike the movement.

These aspects related to movement bother me - going up or down escalators

SPQ items aim to measure basic perception (for example, detection).

AASP and SensOR items also include behavioural and affective responses towards sensations.

If I look at a pile of blue sweaters in a shop that are meant to be identical, I would be able to see differences between them.

I like to go to places that have bright lights and that are colourful.

These visual sensations bother me: - brightly coloured or patterned materials (for example, clothes, drapes, wallpaper)