Sensory Integration FOR Flashcards
Combines concepts from human development, neuroscience, psychology, and occupational therapy into a holistic framework for viewing behavior and learning
SCHAAF ET AL
Sensory Integ. FOR was developed by
A. Jean Ayres in 1970
What year: Ayres identified 4 phases of S.I FOR
1989
“the most comprehensive and statistically sound measure for assessing important aspect of sensory integration”
SIPT
“The neurological process that organizes
sensations from one’s body and from the environment and makes it possible to use the body effectively in the environment.”
Sensory Integration
“Sensory Information Provides an Important Foundation for Learning and Behavior”
Postulate 1
“Nourishment for the brain”
SENSATION
Necessary for brain
function
Sensory information
what are the sensory systems
- Vision
● hearing
● smell
● taste
● touch
what are the sensory processes
● Receptor capability
● Transmission capability
● CNS detects and registers sensation
What are the 3 sensations
- interoception
- proprioception
- exteroception
what are the sensory inputs
● Receptor Capacity
● Transmission Capability
● CNS ability to
detect and register
Basis of the body as a whole for the relationship with environment, praxis, fine and gross motor skills
Tactile
Responding to movement and gravity
Vestibular
Body awareness, postural control and motor coordination
Proprioception
“Sensory integration is a developmental process.”
Postulate 2
Sensory integration is based on an understanding that development unfolds in a _____, and is influenced by the _______ one has during development
sequence and experiences
T OR F: Ayres states: ‘‘(the) environment acts upon the innate tendencies . . . and molds and modifies them’
True
Modified True or False:AYRES, 2005: the first 9 years of life is a period of rapid sensory integration
False, 7 years
“Successful integration and organization of sensory information results in and is further developed by adaptive responses.”
Postulate 3
“appropriate action in which the individual responds successfully to some environmental demand
ADAPTIVE RESPONSE
“The “just right challenge” provides the milieu for sensory integration to occur.”
Postulate 4
Activity that has the capacity to build
new skills and abilities while adjusting for the current level of function of the child
Just right challenge
“Children have an innate drive to seek meaningful experiences from their environment.”
Postulate 5
○ object of possibilities of action
○ perception of the environment that
leads into action
AFFORDANCE
“Sensory Integration Promotes Neuroplasticity”
postulate 6
● Potential for brain to change
● Neural changes are made through
○ increased connections or synapses
○ pruning/elimination of connections
for refinement
● Necessary: active, exploratory, attentive
Postulate 6
“Sensory integration is a foundation for physical and social engagement and participation in daily life activities and routines.”
Postulate 7
What are the occupational choices
● Exploration and engagement
● Schoolwork and chores
● Play
● Self care
● Sleep and rest
