Evaluating sensory processing

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Ayres Sensory Integration

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A theory in and of itself. interrelated elements of practice. Also provides evaluation methods and there is a specific approach to intervention.

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Learning is dependent on the ability to take in and process sensation from movement and the environment and use to

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plan and organize behavior

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Individuals who have a decreased ability to process sensation also may have difficulty

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producing appropriate actions, which, in turn, may interfere with learning and behavior.

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Enhanced sensation, as a part of meaningful activity that yields an adaptive interaction, improves the ability to

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process sensation, thereby enhancing learning and behavior.

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Assumptions of SI Theory

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Neural Plasticity- ability to change or modify the central nervous system.

Nervous System Hierarchy (no longer thought of as a hierarchical processor but there are pieces of that that are held true)

Developmental Sequence

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What is Sensory Integration?

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Sensory integration is the organization of sensations for use.”

A child needs to be able to use those sensations for function or use.

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Inner Drive-

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Linked to motivation to be an active participant. Can be seen in excitement, confidence and effort that a child brings to an activity.

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Adaptive Response-

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A successful, goal directed action on the environment. Occurs when a challenge presented in the environment is successfully met.

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self regulation has two parts:

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attain and maintain the arousal level.
then implement those strateiges independetly.

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Self-regulation:

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a person’s ability to attain, maintain, and change arousal or alertness appropriately for a task or a situation. (“ie: “behave normally”)

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Why do we need to assess sensory processing in infants and young children –

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it’s the foundation for developing other skills. Can help understand behaviors and underlying reasons why they act a certain way. Could it just be behavior or sensory or both? - yes.

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What are the 8 senses

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Olfactory (smell)
Tactile (touch)
Gustatory (taste)
Visual (sight)
Auditory (hearing)
Vestibular (balance)
Proprioception (body awareness)
Interoceptive (internal)

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interoceptions

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The ability to know how you feel (hungry, tired, sick, etc., )

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what is the main sense that deals with self regulation?

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proprioception

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Sensory integration treatment

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Typically developing individuals take in sensory information from the environment and own movement, process, then integrate the sensory input within the CNS

Deficits in sensory input result in deficits in conceptual and motor learning

By providing enhanced sensory experiences within the context of meaningful activities, a person can enhance sensory integration and improve learning

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Typically developing individuals take in sensory information from the environment and own movement, process, then integrate the sensory input

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within the CNS

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Deficits in sensory input result in deficits in

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conceptual and motor learning

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By providing enhanced sensory experiences within the context of meaningful activities, a person can

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enhance sensory integration and improve learning

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The four components of SI treatment

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• Adaptive Response
• Child’s inner drive
• Treatment technique and equipment
• Individualization and variety

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true Ayers sensory integratin treatment requires a

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suspended equipment

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Proximal Senses:

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Vestibular, Proprioceptive & Tactile

also known as power sensations or primitive sensations

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Ayers claimed that more primitive CNS develop before maturation of

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higher brain centers

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V - P - T :

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precursors to development of visual and auditory systems (distal senses).
Referred to as the “power” sensations

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proximal sense - vestibular

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Sense of movement- centered in inner ear

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Inadequate, threatening vestibular information can lead a child to be

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unaware of when he is upright or to be threatened by changes in position or support surfaces

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Proximal Senses: Proprioceptive

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Sensations from joints and muscles, leading to body awareness

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A child, who is unable to interpret the messages sent from his proprioceptive system, cannot know accurately where

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his arms and legs are in space

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How would you assess it in an older child that can follow commands?

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occlude vision and move one arm and ask them to copy with the other arm

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How would you assess Proprioception in an infant?

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ask parent, do they like to be swaddled, how are they sleeping. Also ask about developmental milestones.

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Proximal Senses: Tactile

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Sense of touch

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A child, who is unable to understand and interpret tactile input, may be

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bothered by the textures in his food and clothes

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“TYPICAL” Sensory Development

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Most children require no guidance to acquire basic developmental skills

Achievements happen as a result of an active nervous system organizing sensory information, searching for “just right” challenges

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Key hallmarks of development in vestibular, proprioceptive & tactile- contributes to mastery in of occupations from infancy to childhood

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Age

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When is the moro reflex present

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9 weeks gestation

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reflexes continue to develop in utero and the environment can

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impact development

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What sensory key hallmarks are present for newborns

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• tactile, smell and movement - held and comforted
• proprioception - aids in infant caregiver bonding.

fully functioning vestibular system at birth

behaviorally adapt to changing sesations

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sensory integration at 6 months

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Greater awareness - developing vestibular proprioceptive visual connections

Development of head control

Tactile and proprioceptive sensation used functionally

Connections with tactile and visual systems

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Sensory integration development milestones at 6-12 months

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More sophisticated integration of somatosensory, vestibular and visual input

Tactile and proprioceptive systems become more refined

Auditory processing

Independence with self feeding.