Sensory Lecture Flashcards
5-16% of kids have
sensory processing disorder. This does not include ASD
Sensory integration
unconscious process of the brain.
organizes information detected by ones’s senses
gives meaning to what is experienced
allows us to act or respond to the situation we are experiencing in a purposeful manner
forms the foundation for academic learning and social behavior
sensory integration begins when?
when the baby is in the womb and can sense the movements of the mom
sensory integration is the
organization of sensations for use
adaptive response
purposeful, goal directed response to a sensory experience.
master a challenge and learn something new
formation helps the brain to develop and organize itself.
more complex skills can be achieved because of
adaptive responses
the act of play consists of a series of
adaptive responses
As the child is moving through adaptive responses it helps them find that
just right challenge on their own.
As a child is learning to ride a bike sensory experiencing is coming from what?
vision, vestibular input to balance, proprioceptive input to hold and pedal bike, tactile input from handlebars and feet on pedals. this gives a variety of adaptive responses needed to
first month of sensory development
touch, gravity and movement, proprioception, vision, hearing
for touch, sensations must be integrated for what reason?
reflexes to occur in a meaningful way. touch can be a source of important emotional connection
gentle movement tend to
organize the brain and sooth
in the first month of babies life vision is vague and movements begin to become more skilled when
the vision gets better
in the first month a baby adaptive response of vision is
to track object or person
hearing adaptive responses are seen in the first month when
the baby calms to a voice or song and responds to noises.
in the 2nd of t3rd month babies senses begin to
integrate
in 2nd and 3rd month waht are some adaptive responses
gravity and movement
sensation from eye muscles
muscle sensation from neck
brain puts all these sensastions together to know how to hold the head steady.
What integration occurs for grasping to become voluntary?
grasp reflex to be integrated by weight bearing on hands and forearms.
ATNR integrates which brings vision to see hand
in 4th-6th months we can expect what kind of adaptive response
improved coordination between the part so the brain that see with those parts that feel.
What developmental skills might a baby have at 4-6 months
vision is developmentally most advanced sense.
close to independent sitting
rolling
pushing up
prone pivotting
creeping / crawling
All senses need to work together.
between 6-12 months we see more ____________, which requires more _______________ and ___________
locomotion, spatial perception and motor planning.
at 6-12 months what locomotion is happenng?
crawling and creeping
standing and walking
At 6-12 months, what motor planning is happening
movements are planned inside the brain to complete a series of actions in the proper sequence
as my motor movement become more complex what comes next
motor planning.
what is communicating like at 6-12 months
babbling to words
What were the sensory skills that a child needs to integrate in order to reach
intact vestibular system, intact proprioceptive system, vision, tactile
3-7 years the brain is most
receptive to sensations and most able to organize them.
in 2nd year children have
better localization of touch
variations of movement assist in gaining additional sensory awareness
rough and tumble play - input from body and gravity receptors
establishing self-hood
how many years of moving and playing are required to give a child sensorimotor intelligence that can serve as the foundation for intellectual, social and personal development?
7 or 8
What age is the child really testing their sensory motor ability
3-7
what age range do we have more refined tool use
3-7
sensory integration has _________ base
neurological
if adequate sensory experiences are not available at critical periods in development…
Neuronal and brain connectivity abnormalities emerge that influence behavior and impact ability to function.
if we look at kids who were born into orphanges and not taken out of cribs or had supportive environments they had
different development and behaviors than kids who did
Too much or distressing and painful stimuli can generate
stress that is detrimental to brain development
neural plasticity,
ability to shape the development of neural circuits, both structurally and functionally because of cellular and molecular neural activity
Interesting and novel environments lead to significant increases in
dendritic branching, synaptic connections synaptic efficiency and size of brain tissue
neural plasticity is needed
for adaptive responses
sensory integration is based in
neural anatomy
more primitive part so the CNS develop before
maturation of the higher brain centers
The eight senses
vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile, visual, smell, taste, auditory, interception
interception
tactile sense
largest sensory organ in the body
tactile sensory includes
light touch
deep pressure
vibration
temperature
pain
tactile input falls into two categories
protective
discriminitive
light touch
sensed by the movement of hair and the outer skin
auditory processing refers to
how the CNS makes sense of the sounds we hear
Visual processing inclues
binocular vision
stereoscopic vision
ocular motor skills
visual attention and memory
visual perceptual skills
components of auditory include
volume, frequency, auditory sensitivity, duration, localization, sound discrimination, auditory filtering
Taste and smell are
connected
as taste buds and smell receptors develop children may become
picky eaters.
smell is a primitive sense to
alert us to danger
Proprioception
relies on information derived from sensory receptors in joints, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues that tells you where your body parts are without having to see them.
Vestibular system
receives information about movement and gravitational changes.
