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Southcountychildandfamily.com 1 Learningworksforkids.com Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is a complex neurological disorder that leads to difficulty with processing information gathered by the senses, organizing that information, and using that information effectively. For individuals with this disorder, sensory information is processed by the brain in an unusual manner that results in distress, confussion, or inappropriate behavior. Sensory Integration Disorder may impact your child's academics, behavior, and/or social interactions due to problems with focusing, attending, accepting changes, and delayed or impaired motor‐skill development. There are three different subtypes of Sensory Integration Disorders: Sensory Modulation Disorder, Sensory Discrimination Disorder, and Sensory‐Based Motor Disorder. Sensory Modulation Disorder is an oversensitivity or under sensitivity to stimuli. Children who are oversensitive may be easily upset and distressed by loud sounds, bright colors, odors, and certain fabrics. These children may be picky eaters, become upset during daily grooming routines, or dislike getting their hands dirty. Children who are under sensitive may be thrill‐seekers, seek sensory stimulation through highly physical activities, fall frequently, pinch or bite themselves, or bang their heads. They do not seem to feel physical pain or extreme temperatures. They may put things into their mouth excessively and often lose their place when copying or doing school work. Sensory Discrimination Disorder and Sensory‐Based Motor Disorder impact a child’s ability to move in an organized way. Children with these sensory disorders may not be able to tell the difference between various shapes, sizes, colors, and weights of objects. These children may rely on visual cues to identify objects because feeling the object is not sufficient. They may have difficulty with their posture and problems planning and completing everyday tasks. A comprehensive list of symptoms can be found at http://www.sensory‐ processing‐disorder.com/sensory‐processing‐disorder‐checklist.html

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SensoryIntegrationDisorder(SID)

SensoryIntegrationDisorder(SID)isacomplexneurologicaldisorderthatleadstodifficultywithprocessinginformationgatheredbythesenses,organizingthatinformation,andusingthatinformationeffectively.Forindividualswiththisdisorder,sensoryinformationisprocessedbythebraininanunusualmannerthatresultsindistress,confussion,orinappropriatebehavior.SensoryIntegrationDisordermayimpactyourchild'sacademics,behavior,and/orsocialinteractionsduetoproblemswithfocusing,attending,acceptingchanges,anddelayedorimpairedmotor‐skilldevelopment.TherearethreedifferentsubtypesofSensoryIntegrationDisorders:SensoryModulationDisorder,SensoryDiscriminationDisorder,andSensory‐BasedMotorDisorder.SensoryModulationDisorderisanoversensitivityorundersensitivitytostimuli.Childrenwhoareoversensitivemaybeeasilyupsetanddistressedbyloudsounds,brightcolors,odors,andcertainfabrics.Thesechildrenmaybepickyeaters,becomeupsetduringdailygroomingroutines,ordislikegettingtheirhandsdirty.Childrenwhoareundersensitivemaybethrill‐seekers,seeksensorystimulationthroughhighlyphysicalactivities,fallfrequently,pinchorbitethemselves,orbangtheirheads.Theydonotseemtofeelphysicalpainorextremetemperatures.Theymayputthingsintotheirmouthexcessivelyandoftenlosetheirplacewhencopyingordoingschoolwork.

SensoryDiscriminationDisorderandSensory‐BasedMotorDisorderimpactachild’sabilitytomoveinanorganizedway.Childrenwiththesesensorydisordersmaynotbeabletotellthedifferencebetweenvariousshapes,sizes,colors,andweightsofobjects.Thesechildrenmayrelyonvisualcuestoidentifyobjectsbecausefeelingtheobjectisnotsufficient.Theymayhavedifficultywiththeirpostureandproblemsplanningandcompletingeverydaytasks.Acomprehensivelistofsymptomscanbefoundathttp://www.sensory‐processing‐disorder.com/sensory‐processing‐disorder‐checklist.html

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Recommendations

1.ConsultwithanoccupationaltherapistwhospecializesinSensoryIntegrationDysfunction.OccupationaltherapistscanbefoundthroughtheSPD.websitelistedbelow.Localspecialistsinclude:Therapediatrics.55VillageSquareDr.Wakefield,RI‐(401)284‐4357

2.Considertheenvironmentinwhichyouplaceyourchild.Childrenwhoareoversensitivetostimulimaybecomeeasilyoverwhelmedbyloudnoisesoroveractivity.Childrenwhoareunder‐sensitivetostimulimayalsonotbeabletoreactappropriatelyinthesesituations.Donotrestrictchildrenfromtheseactivities,butgraduallyintroducethemtothesesituationsinsmallerdosesattimeswhentheintensitymaybelower.3.Includeswimming,hiking,andotherstrenuousphysicalactivityaspartofthechild'sdailyroutine.Thereisstrongevidencethataphysicalexerciseprogrampriortoschoolcanbeveryhelpfulforimprovingchildren'sattentionandlearningandreducedifficultieswithsensorydisorders.4.Engageyourchildindoingoutdoorchoressuchasrakingleaves,shovelingsnow,orsweepingthedriveway.Helpthechildtobecomemorecloselyintouchwiththephysicalsensationsofmovementandeffort.5.Provideamplestimulationthroughwobbleorbalanceboardsanda"porcupine"pillowtoplaceonthechild'sseat."Fidgets"couldbeusedatthestudent'sdesk.(Thesecanbepurchasedthroughwww.addconsults.com/store)Weightedblanketscanalsoprovidebeneficialstimulation.(The"MagicBlanket"canbefoundthroughhttp://beanblanket.com/the_hug_shack.html)6.Takemeasurestocontroltheamountofstimulichildrenreceive.Usesunglassesand/orhats,earplugs,ornoise‐reducingearphonesforchildrenwhoareover‐sensitivetostimuli.Ifyouchildisunabletowearcertainfabrics,onlypurchaseclothingthatismadeoutofsoftcottonandcutthetagsoutofallclothes.Engagechildrenwhoareunder‐sensitivetostimuliinhighlyphysicalactivities.LetthemplayDanceDanceRevolutionorsomeofthemorephysicallydemandingsportsgamesontheWii.Enrolltheminorganizedsportsorotheractivities.

Books:

Ayres,A.Jean.(2005).SensoryIntegrationandtheChild:25thAnniversaryEdition.LosAngeles,CA:WesternPsychologicalServices.GodwinEmmons,PollyandLizMcKendryAnderson.(2005).UnderstandingSensoryDysfunction:Learning,Development,andSensoryDysfunctioninAutismSpectrum

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Disorders,ADHD,LearningDisabilities,andBipolarDisorder.London,England:JessicaKingsleyPublishers.

Miller,LucyJaneandDorisA.Fuller.(2007).SensationalKids:HopeandHelpforChildrenwithSensoryProcessingDisorder.NewYork,NY:PerigeeTrade.

StockKranowitz,Carol,M.A.(2003).TheOut‐of‐SyncChildHasFun:ActivitiesforKidswithSensoryIntegrationDysfunction.NewYork,NY:PerigeeTrade.

StockKranowitz,Carol,M.A.(1998).TheOut‐of‐SyncChild:RecognizingandCopingwithSensoryIntegrationDysfunction.NewYork,NY:PerigeeTrade.

Websites:

LearningWorksforKids.(www.learningworksforkids.com):Thepremiersiteforexecutivefunctioninformation,thissiteprovidesawealthofup‐to‐datetipsandrecommendationsforchildrenwithalltypesofdisordersanddisabilities.

SensoryProcessingDisorderFoundation.(http://www.spdfoundation.net/):Thegoalofthissiteistoexpandknowledge,fosterawareness,andpromoterecognitionofSensoryProcessingDisorder.ThesiteoffersfurtherinformationaboutSPDtreatments,research,andmuchmore.TexasSchoolfortheBlindandVisuallyImpaired.(http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm):ThissitecontainsanarticleonSensoryIntegrativeDysfunctioninyoungchildren.TherearealsomanylinkstoothersiteswithinformationonSPD.Comeunity.(http://www.comeunity.com/disability/sensory_integration/index.html#sensory):Thissitecontainsavarietyofarticlestohelpyourchildwithsensory‐integrationissues.