[en] Background and current status: During childhood, it is necessary to acquire a set of social skills that allow to face the demands of the environment. Within the discipline of Occupational Therapy, there are different models of effective therapeutic intervention in addressing social participation problems with peers such as Ayres Sensory Integration approach and Dog Assisted Therapies. Objective: To analyze if there are differences in the evolution of social participation with peers in children with sensory processing problems who receive Occupational Therapy intervention based on the Ayres Sensory Integration Approach compared to children who receive this same intervention together with Animal Assisted Therapy. Methodology: Experimental pilot study based on a quantitative methodology with a total of 40 children between 6 and 7 years old, without clinical diagnosis, who attend Occupational Therapy for problems of social participation derived from problems in sensory processing will participate. The sample will receive Occupational Therapy based on the Ayres Sensory Integration approach (n=20) or Occupational Therapy based on the Ayres Sensory Integration approach in conjunction with Dog Assisted Therapy (n=20). To identify sensory processing difficulties, an initial assessment will be conducted using the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests, the Sensory Profile Meassure and the Asessment of Communication and Interaction Skills. Social participation goals will be set through Goal Attainment Scaling. The intervention will be performed twice a week for 3 months with a total of 24 sessions.

[gl] Antecedentes e estado actual: Durante a infancia, é necesario adquirir unha serie de habilidades sociais que permitan afrontar as demandas da contorna. Dentro da disciplina de Terapia Ocupacional, disponse de diferentes modelos de intervención terapéutica efectivos na abordaxe dos problemas de participación social con iguais como a Integración Sensorial de Ayres e as Terapias Asistidas con Cans Obxectivo: Analizar se existen diferenzas na evolución da participación social con iguais en nenos con problemas de procesamento sensorial que reciben intervención de Terapia Ocupacional baseada no Enfoque da Integración Sensorial de Ayres fronte a nenos que reciben esta mesma intervención xunto a Terapia Asistida con Cans. Metodoloxía: Estudo piloto experimental baseado nunha metodoloxía cuantitativa no que participarán un total de 40 nenos de entre 6 e 7 anos, sen diagnóstico clínico, que acudan a Terapia Ocupacional por problemas de participación social derivados de problemas no procesamento sensorial. A mostra recibirá Terapia Ocupacional baseada no enfoque da Integración Sensorial de Ayres (n=20) ou Terapia Ocupacional baseada no enfoque da Integración Sensorial de Ayres en conxunto con Terapia Asistida con Cans (n=20). Para identificar as dificultades no procesamento sensorial, realizarase unha avaliación inicial mediante o Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests, o Sensory Profile Meassure e o Asessment of Communication and Interaction Skills. Os obxectivos de participación social estableceranse mediante Goal Attainment Scaling. A intervención realizarase dúas veces á semana durante 3 meses cun total de 24 sesións.