Sensory Integration:
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What is Sensory Integration? Sensory Integration is a theory developed more than 20 years ago by A. Jean Ayres, an occupational therapist with advanced training in neuroscience and educational psychology (Bundy & Murray, 2002). Ayres (1972) defines sensory integration as "the neurological process that organizes sensation from one's own body and from the environment and makes it possible to use the body effectively within the environment" (p. 11). The theory is used to explain the relationship between the brain and behavior and explains why individuals respond in a certain way to sensory input and how it affects behavior. The five main senses are:
a) vestibular (movement and balance sense)-provides information about where the head and body are in space and in relation to the earth's surface. b) proprioception (joint/muscle sense)-provides information about where body parts are and what they are doing. Articles: Sensory Integration Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and SI Understanding Sensory Integration Dysfunction Sensory integration: A review of the current state of the evidence A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Sensory Integration Sensory Integration Therapies for Children With Developmental and Behavioral Disorders “Sensory Integration” Disorders and “Autistic Spectrum” Disorders SENSORY INTEGRATION AND SENSORY INTEGRATION DYSFUNCTION Understanding Sensory Integration Sensory Integration Therapy Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist: Signs And Symptoms Of Dysfunction The Out-of-Sync Child: Strategies and Activities to Support Children with SPD About Sensory Processing Disorder Parent Fact Sheet Signs and Symptoms of Sensory Processing Disorder Checklists Looking at Children’s Behavior Through the Lens of Sensory Processing |
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