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