What Is Sensory Integration Therapy?

Sensory integration is the basis of all kinds of complex psychological activities. Only through sensory integration can different parts of the individual's nervous system cooperate with each other. It is a basic psychological function that people need to adapt to the external environment. Like other psychological functions, the sensory integration function gradually matures and develops with the development of the individual. Generally speaking, the lower level sensory integration function develops earlier, while the higher level sensory integration function develops later. After school age, most children's sensory integration function will develop relatively well.

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Sensory integration disorders include: tactile sensitivity,

The main manifestations of sensory integration disorders:

(1) Vestibular imbalance

It is characterized by restlessness, easy to fall when walking, vertigo in circles, inattention, less attention in class, love to make small movements, naughty, excited, easy to violate classroom discipline, easy to conflict with others, and fussy It is difficult to play with others, share toys and food with others, and not consider the needs of others. Lack of flexibility in thinking or doing things will not be inferior to others. Some children may also experience slow language development, unsatisfactory speech, and difficulty in expressing language.

(2) Poor vision

The performance is that although I can watch cartoons and play electric toys for a long time, I ca nt read fluently. I often skip or miss or have many words and less words, and it is easy to serialize. Easy to copy mistakes and missed questions.

(3) Hearing impairment

Appears as oblivious to other people's words, loses one's attention, often forgets what the teacher said and left homework.

(4) Too sensitive or dull to touch

It is manifested in fear of strange surroundings, sucking hands, biting nails, crying, playing with genitals, etc., being too attached to parents, prone to separation anxiety, being overly nervous, fussy, provoking others, partial or overeating, and grumpy.

(5) Hypersensitivity or dullness

Risky behavior, self-harm and self-harm, do not understand the lessons learned. Less active, lonely, out-of-group, withdrawn, curiosity, lack of exploratory behavior.

(6) Proprioceptive disorders

Poor sense of direction, easy to get lost, can not play hide and seek, closed eyes easy to fall, standing without standing, sitting or sitting, easy to hump, myopia, too afraid of darkness.

(7) Poor coordination

It is characterized by poor coordination of movements, easy to fall when walking, and can not roll, ride, skip rope and pat the ball like their children.

(8) Poor fine movement

Can not tie shoes, buttons, use chopsticks, clumsy hands and feet, poor manual ability. ^[2]

Genetic factors for sensory integration therapy

1. During pregnancy, the mother is nervous, busy, stressed, anxious, not exercising enough, doing too much housework, or performing poor posture, which leads to improper fetal position and other conditions, which affects the fetal balance learning and insufficient gravity;

2. The mother passively smokes or drinks alcohol, tea, or coffee during pregnancy, which causes the placental blood vessels to shrink, affecting the fetal nutrition intake, thereby affecting the fetal brain nerve development, and causing postnatal dysplasia;

3. Infants born prematurely or by caesarean section suffer from insufficient sensory learning in joints and haptics after birth due to insufficient compression of the birth canal.

Sensory integration therapy environmental factors

1. Parents over-protected and spoiled their children, causing their children to lack the ability to operate;

2. Small-scale living in urban families results in small space, insufficient crawling, lack of sports or group activities, etc .;

3. Use the walker too early, resulting in insufficient vestibular balance and head support;

4. The parents are too busy, causing the infant's right brain to feel insufficient stimulation;

5. Too much demand and too strict discipline, which will lead to frustrations promoted by seedlings;

6, lack of tactile stimulation and lack of activity caused by cleanliness mother or nanny;

7. Delays in correction have caused young children's lack of self-confidence and stereotypes of bad habits. ^[3]