Sensory Book - Sensory lecture is in Peds Summer

Question 1

sensory integration refers to the

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neural organization of sensory information for functional behavior, as well as a frame of reference with theoretic tenets, which includes specific assessments and intervention strategies

Question 2

Ayres used the term sensory integration to refer not only to intricate synaptic connections within the brain, as neuroscientists typically do, but also

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to neural processes as they relate to functional behavior. Hence her definition of sensory integration is the “organization of sensation for use”

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passive and active sensory input can lead to

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changes in the brain

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to have an optimal effect on development, learning, and behavior, sensory input must be .

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actively organized and used by the child to act on and respond to the environment

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Active movement, which provides a variety of sensory experiences, leads to a sense of

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“agency” or ownership of one’s body and motor learning

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An adaptive response occurs when

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a challenge presented in the environment is successfully met

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Adaptive responses are powerful forces that drive

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development forward.

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sensory integration leads to _____ ___, which in turn result in more efficient ____ ______

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adaptive responses, sensory integration

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a drive to develop sensory integration through adaptive responses.

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Inner drive

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Ayres designed therapeutic activities and environments to engage the child’s inner drive and, in so doing,

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advance sensory integrative development and the child’s occupational competence.

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Neural plasticity

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is the ability of experience to shape the development of neural circuits, both structurally and functionally, because of cellular and molecular neural activity

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Ayres reasoned that the refinement of primitive functions, such as postural control, balance, and tactile perception, provides a

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sensorimotor foundation for higher-order functions, such as intellectual and academic ability, behavioral self-regulation, and complex motor skills (e.g., those required in sports).

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primal body-centered functions serve as building blocks on which

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complex cognitive and social skills can be scaffolded

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From the sensory integration viewpoint, proximal senses (vestibular, tactile, and proprioceptive), are emphasized because of their

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importance in shaping a child’s interactions with the world early in life.

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Sensory integration enables adaptive responses to occur, which in turn promotes the

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development of sensory integration and the emergence of occupational engagement and social participation

Question 16

Inner drive leads children to search for opportunities in the environment that offer ______ ______ ______ to their emerging abilities and are aligned with their temperament and interests.

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“just right challenges

Question 17

The terms sensory integrative problems, sensory integrative dysfunction, and sensory processing disorder do not refer to one specific type of difficulty but to a heterogeneous group of patterns that emerge _________________ (i.e., not owing to traumatic brain injury) and are thought to reflect neural processing differences involving sensory and motor systems.

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developmentally

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One model depicts two primary types of sensory integrative problems:

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poor sensory modulation and poor praxis

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sensory processing disorder includes three types of problems:

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sensory modulation disorder, sensory-based motor disorder, and sensory discrimination disorder.

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sensory reactivity follows a continuum, with ______ at one end and _______ at the other

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hyporeactivity, hyperreactivity

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Sensory discrimination disorders

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visual
auditory
tactile
taste/smell
position/mvmt
interoception

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Sensory Reactivity:

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AKA: Sensory Modulation- Tendency to generate responses that are appropriately graded in relation to incoming sensory stimuli.