The Vestibular System: Why Is It So Critical?
Of all the sensory systems that we talk about in sensory integration theory and treatment, the one that may be the most basic, yet the hardest to understand is the vestibular sense. This sensory system develops just a few weeks after conception and plays a very important role in a child‘s early development. It was also probably one of the most important senses for our evolutionary ancestors. However, the vestibular sense is not familiar to many people.
How Sensory Processing Disorders May Affect Kids
Many are already familiar with the five senses:
Taste, Sight, Touch, Smell, and Sound
Did you know there are two more senses? These two additional
senses refer to body awareness (proprioception), and balance/spatial
orientation (vestibular sense).
What is Sensory Processing Disorder?
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) describes the condition where sensory integration is not adequately processed in order to provide appropriate responses to the demands of the environment.
A Week of Sensory and Motor Development Activity Ideas
It’s never easy to come up with fresh new fun ideas for occupational therapy activities. We don’t want to use the same activities over and over because it eventually gets boring for us and the kids.
Pyramid of Learning
The Pyramid of Learning is an illustration that depicts a general idea of our children’s foundational skills, and what other skills build upon those. This information is useful because it helps breakdown skill sets into underlying characteristics and helps prioritize what to address.