Anne's Occupational Therapy for kidsSensory Processing Disorders (SPD)
Sensory Integration is the ability to interpret a sensation acurately and respond appropriately. Difficulty in interpreting information from one or more sensory system is know as a Sensory Processing Disorder (previously known as Sensory Integration Dysfunction). Our sensory systems are visual, auditory (hearing), tactile (touch), gustatory (taste), olfactory (smell), vestibular (movement) and proprioception (body position). A Sensory Processing Disorder can be in one or more sensory area(s).
There are many sensory processing disorders (SPD), so that one child diagnosed with SPD may look very different from another child with SPD. The differences depend upon which sensory systems are impacted, and how they are impacted. A person can have more than one type of SPD, as well as other co-morbid conditions. Difficulty in interpretation of sensory input is a sensory processing disorder if it impacts the individual’s ability to function normally.
Signs of a Sensory Processing Disorder may include some or all of the following:
Unreasonable fears
Controlling
Avoidance of 'normal' activities
Inexplicable violence
Unacceptable social behavior
Easily frustrated
Unusually high or low activity level
Poor organizational skills
Clumsy/incoordinated.
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