Sensory Integration

Question 1

What is sensory integration?

Answer 1

*there are two processes: sensory processing and modulation
Sensory Processing - recognizing input
Sensory Modulation - ability to generate appropriate responses to the sensations
*Sensory Integration is the ability to both recognize sensory input and generate appropriate response to sensory stimulus

Question 2

What does it mean if a child is hyper-sensitive?

Answer 2

over-responsive to their environment

Question 3

What does it mean if a child is hypo-sensitive?

Answer 3

The child is under-responsive to their environment

Question 4

Give an example of a hyper-sensitive child

Answer 4

Tactile hyper sensitive: may not like anyone touching him/her, may react by crying or pulling away
*sensitive to clothes
*may not like different textures

Hearing Hyper-Sensitive: sensitive to sounds, cover ears
not enjoy being with groups

Taste Hyper Sensitive: picky eater; will only eat certain foods

Question 5

Give an example of a hypo-sensitive child

Answer 5

Tactile Hypo-Sensitive: will seek touching, may bump into others, sit near or on others, bang into things, need strong hugs or deep pressure

Visual Hypo-Sensitive: will stare at objects up close for extended periods of time
*watch things spin, move or go around, fixate on light,

Question 6

What is sensory modulation?

Answer 6

Ability to generate appropriate responses to sensations

Question 7

What are some behaviors that are indicative of sensory processing disorder?

Answer 7

biting, fighting, running, loud voice, covering ears, high pitch voice, hitting, whining, silence, tensing of body, disrobing, bumping into furniture, sucking on thumb or clothes, clingy, crying, banging, talking to self