Sensation

Question 1

o What are the different dimensions of sensory processing?

Answer 1

♣ Neurological threshold
• Grid, low vs high threshold children. Vs. active and passive.
♣ behavioral response strategies
o Following the suggestions from the table titled, “classroom strategies to address children’s sensory processing differences”, think about an ideal elementary school classroom? What type of resources would you need for such a classroom?
♣ Set a routine. More than 1 adult in classroom. Toys to figit with. Or an area in back of room for people who get overstimulated. No, the children are not getting the same education as every other child.
o Do you think we see similar patterns in adulthood?
♣ Yes

Question 2

Sensory Development, Hearing

Answer 2

0-3 mo: react to loud noises
3-6 mo: Cognition: Recognize parent voice, notice music, notice toys with sounds
6-9 mo: Turn to the direction of sounds
Cognition: Understand speech sound, understand basic words

Question 3

General

Answer 3

♣ Withdraw from bitter taste bc ambiotic fluid tastes differents
♣ 12-18 months is bottom of U shaped development curve. At birth its based on instinct, at 12-18 months they are trusting so they have more poisons and other things. 2-4 yrs old they are back up on top of curve.
♣ Skin to skin is important for immune system, bonding, breast milk production of mom is improved, more successful breast feeding

Question 4

Sensory Development, Sight

Answer 4

0 months: Light, Basic Movement, General Shapes
1-2 mo: Focus with both eyes, Track moving objects, Primary color differences
4-5 mo: All colour differences, Primary depth perception, Familiar Objects
8-9 mo: Visual skills- almost complete; Depth perception- almost complete
12 mo: Very good “seer” of the world

Question 5

Sensory Development, Taste

Answer 5

Newborn, Day 3-6: Differentiate between sweet, sour, bitter; between breast milk and formula

Question 6

Sensory Development, Smell

Answer 6

Newborn: Recognize and prefer breast milk through smell Recognize mother by her smell
1 mo: React to strong smells (it can interfere with feeding)
3 mo: Differentiates familiar and different people through smell
6 mo: Food interest develops through smell
React to bad smells

Question 7

Sensory Development, Touch

Answer 7

Newborn: Skin to skin is very important for regulating bodily function for both the baby and the mom
0-3 mo: Reflexes, some disappear

Question 8

Movement learning curves from video

Answer 8

When infants begin to crawl they will crawl over the ledge, 3 weeks after starting to crawl they wont crawl over drop off. Crawling doesn’t teach fear of heights. Teaches understanding their relationship between body and environment. Seems a little counterintuitive
4 learning curves. When starting to stand up and walk they do this process again, they walk right over the edge. Few weeks later they don’t. Also with sitting. Repeat process for different types of locomotion.