V. Sensory Processing & Sensory Integration Flashcards
What are the 5 senses?
- movement
- touch
- sight
- sound
- smell/taste
What is sensory processing?
- the brain’s ability to make sense of different information received through our senses
- information from receptors is sent to the brain, which it interprets as either eing pleasant or unpleasant
What is sensory integration?
- information from senses is sorted and organized
- it’s used to respond to certain situations
- when the functions of the brain are whole and balanced, body movements are highly adaptive, learning is easy, and good behaviors is a natural outcome
- threshold is the point where the system responds
What are the functional implications of the vestibular system?
- spatial understanding
- increased anxiety
- excessive clumsiness
- sense of direction
- timing sequencing rhythm
- avoid transition
- auditory language
Describe the Tactile system
- sensation of touch
- skin receptors
information received: explore environment, motor planning skills, gross and fine motor coordination
What are the functional implications of the tactile system?
- fine motor, low registration
- aggression/defensive mode
- touch craver
- picky eating
Describe the proprioceptive system?
awareness of sensation in muscles and joints
tells us where and how our body is moving without vision
sense of body position in space
What are the functional implications of the proprioceptive system?
- nonverbal language
- body awareness
- eyes guide body movements
- pressure-touch
- self-help skills
- motor planning and sequencing
What are the functional implications of the visual system?
- responding to visual information
- understanding distances
- visual processing
- tracking and scanning
- writing and copying
- reading comprehension
Describe the visual system
sensations through the eyes
environmental information: color, size, motion, shape, distance, visual skills, may have heavy reliance on this system!
What are the 4 patterns of sensory processing?
- registration
- seeking
- sensitivity
- avoiding
Give some strategies for the four patterns of sensory processing?
low registration: provide them with more intense sensory experience to assist w/ paying attention
seeking: provide more opportunities for sensory input
sensitivity: b/c they notice everything be structured
avoiding: reduce sensory input, and introduce new sensory experiences gradually, provide a quiet environment
What are core deficits that affect social interaction, give examples of each
IDK if we needed this, but not sure…
Theory of mind: not being able to infer that a person is upset by looking at their face
joint attention: looking past a person or anywhere except their face when talking to them
play and symbol use: instead of playing with a box and stacking it on top of things, they just inspect it
imitation: has inability to imitate a person’s actions, especially with make believe play
What are thresholds?
- the point where system responds
- when threshold is too low–he’s going to respond too frequently to stimuli
- when threshold is too high–he may miss certain cues about what’s going on around him
If a child is over responsive-low threshold-passive self regulation, what is he like?
hyper active
easily upset
If a child is under responsive-high threshold-passive self regulation, what is he like?
Takes more input to activate threshold
often have low registration and fail to notice what others notice
if a child is sensory seeking-high threshold-active self regulation, what is he like?
may respond infrequently
need a lot movement, sound, visual, etc..
actively seek these out
If a child is avoiding–low threshold-active self regulation, what is he like?
very cautious to experience new forms of input
experience discomfort very easily
What is sensory discrimination?
difficulty perceiving the details of sensation to identify differences/similarities
can occur in one or more sensory systems
What are some strategies for food avoidance?
- food inventory–look for patterns
- gradual change and introduce new foods
- use blenders, food processors
- add new foods with the preferred foods
- presentation is everything
- prepare food together
What is the goal of sensory strategies?
to provide accommodations to allow kids with sensory processing difficulties to function at their best during school and at home
