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The DVD
SENSORY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES DVD
Why can't Johnny
sit still? Why does Jane spit out
her food? Why is Jack so rough? Why
does John grind his teeth? Why does
Jane Hit? It's called Sensory
Integration or Sensory Processing.
Although everyone processes sensory
information, we interpret sensory
information differently from one
another.
If the child has Autism, Dyslexia,
Down syndrome, Sensory
Integration can be multiplied and
getting treatment is a must!
Many
people with autism are also
hypersensitive or under-sensitive to
light, noise, and touch. They may be
unable to stand the sound of a
dishwasher, or, on the other
extreme, need to flap and even
injure themselves to be fully aware
of their bodies. These sensory
differences are sometimes called
"sensory processing disorder" or
"sensory processing dysfunction,"
and they may be treatable with
sensory integration therapy.
Sensory integration
therapy is
essentially a form
of occupational
therapy, and it is
generally offered by
specially trained
occupational
therapists as in
this DVD. It
involves specific
sensory activities
(swinging, bouncing,
brushing, and more)
that are intended to
help the patient
regulate his or her
sensory response.
The outcome of these
activities may be
better focus,
improved behavior,
and even lowered
anxiety.
Many
well-meaning
occupational
therapists have
learned just a
little about sensory
integration therapy,
and may be doing a
poor job of
implementing the
approach.
This DVD show the
correct ways, from a
well trained
occupational
therapists.
Someone dragging
their fingers across a chalkboard or
certain food textures may bother one
person, but not another. When the
way a person interprets or processes
information from their senses
interferes with learning and daily
routines, it is considered Sensory
Integration Dysfunction (SID) or
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).
Independent studies show that
Sensory Integration Dysfunction can
be found in up to 70% of children
who are considered learning disabled
by schools. But most go undiagnosed.
If you're coping
with autism,
dyslexia or down
syndrome you've
probably heard the
terms sensory
integration or
sensory processing
disorder. That's
because many people
have difficulty
managing their
sensory input. They
may over- or
under-react to
visual, tactile, and
aural input -
sometimes to the
point where they are
unable to
participate in
typical life
activities. Even
people with Asperser
Syndrome, who are
capable in many
settings, may be
unable to go to
movies, sit through
concerts, or
otherwise take part
in social activities
because the sound,
lights or sensations
are too
overwhelming.
When this is the
case, many
practitioners will
make a diagnosis of
Sensory Processing
Disorder, and will
recommend Sensory
Integration Therapy.
Sensory Integration
Therapy is generally
provided by an
Occupational
Therapist.
In this well developed DVD you will
learn: 1. What Sensory Integration
is 2. How to spot it. 3. When and
how it can interfere with learning
4. What you can do at home and
school to help the child 5. General
tips and ACTIVITIES that work to
over come it, SENSORY INTEGRATION
THERAPY!
This well developed program can help
parents; educators and caregivers
provide an enriched environment that
will foster healthy growth and
maturation. The DVD was co-developed
by an occupational therapist, Lisa
Berry, OTR/L, and a parent, Girard
Sagmiller, who has a child with
special needs. It's a must watch for
parents, teachers and everyone
working with children who have
special needs
Title #228032
Format: DVD-R
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Speaker - Lisa Berry
Lisa graduated from
Rockhurst University
with a B.A. in
psychology in 1995 and
in 1997 with a master’s
degree in occupational
therapy. During
her first two years of
practice Lisa spent time
in both Arizona and
Pennsylvania as a
traveling therapist
working in a variety of
facilities ranging from
geriatrics to
pediatrics. After
returning to Kansas City
in 1999, Lisa gained
employment with the
Gardner School district
where she remained a
staff pediatric
therapist for 5
years. Simultaneously,
Lisa worked for
Infant-Toddler Services
of Johnson County,
serving children 0-3 and
their families. Lisa is
currently employed with
Blue Valley School
District in the Kansas
City area as an early
childhood occupational
therapist.
Lisa is highly
interested in sensory
integration and
facilitates
sensory-based therapy
for most of her clients.
Lisa has presented many
in-services on sensory
integration and how to
integrate sensory based
techniques into the
classroom and school
environment. Lisa has
had two articles
published in OT Practice
Magazine:
Promoting Occupational
Therapy in the School
System
(January
22, 2001) and
Worlds Apart: Fine Motor
Skills in Children in
the U.S. and in a
Developing Country
(March 20, 2006).
Lisa is also a yoga
instructor and
incorporates the yoga
philosophy in her
occupational therapy
practice.
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INFO ON
Sensory
Integration Disorder
The theories behind sensory
integration (SI) were first
developed by an occupational
therapist and researcher, Jean
Ayres. In the U.S. and Canada, many
OTs are at least familiar with the
principles of SI, although
technically to practice it one must
have completed special training and
attained a certificate from Sensory
Integration International. SII will
provide parents with a list of
trained therapists and evaluators.
Adults with sensory-system
dysfunction have often devised all
sorts of ways to reduce their
exposure to difficult or painful
sensations, although this avoidance
leads to increased isolation. We
know of adults with PDDs who
have installed expensive
sound-proofing in their homes, who
only buy soft cotton clothing, and
whose "picky" eating habits have
more to do with avoiding unpleasant
textures than with taste.
These coping strategies are
admirable, but anyone who truly
wants to break out of old life
patterns without experiencing the
discomfort of the past can look to
SI techniques for help.
Sensory integration work is based on
the idea that people with motor or
sensory problems have difficulty
processing the information their
body receives through the various
senses. Just as Auditory Integration
Training attempts to desensitize the
sense of hearing, SI exercises are
intended to reduce sensory
disturbances related to touch,
movement, and gravity. These
disturbances can occur in any or all
of the following areas:
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Processing:
how quickly (or if) the
sensation reaches the central
nervous system to be
interpreted.
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Analysis:
how the person interprets the
sensation.
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Organization:
how the person responds to their
analysis of the sensation.
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Memory: how (or
if) the person remembers similar
sensations and proper responses
from the past.
Disturbances can occur in either the
traditional five senses (sight,
hearing, smell, taste, and touch) or
in less well-known senses--senses
that actually have a greater effect
on gross-motor development. SI
exercises generally work on the
latter. These "whole body" senses
are:
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Tactile:
based in the system created by
the entire skin surface and the
nerves that serve it, this sense
processes information taken in
via all types of touch.
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Proprioceptive:
based in the muscles, ligaments,
joints, and the nerves that
serve them, this sense
information about where the body
and its various parts are in
space.
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Vestibular:
based mostly in the inner ear,
which acts as a sort of internal
carpenter's level, this sense
processes information about how
the body interacts with gravity
as it moves and attempts to
retain its balance.
Most of us never think about these
senses, unless they are suddenly
disordered in some way, such as from
an inner-ear infection, a
dizziness-producing carnival ride,
or a leg that "asleep" and causes
stumbling. For many people with
PDDs, however, dysfunction in these
sensory systems is the norm—in fact,
for many it this very sensory
dysfunction that is the most
pervasive part of the disorder, and
that may lead to its most disabling
effects. Many behaviors commonly
thought of as "autistic," including
toe walking, hand-flapping, and
rocking, can be attempts to deal
with sensory integration
dysfunction. Infants and young
children learn to interpret the
world around them through their
senses. If the information comes in
all wrong or cannot be processed
properly, the world is a confusing
place. Imagine trying to pay
attention to your mother's lullaby
if it sounded like an electric
drill, or trying to play with a toy
when your clothing was causing
intense discomfort. The tactile,
proprioceptive, and vestibular
senses are our most elemental ways
to relate to the
environment--they're with us from
the earliest nervous-system
development in the womb. Problems in
this area are fundamental, because
they interfere with the ability to
learn the basic skills that are the
building blocks for all others. SI
activities are usually quite simple.
Special equipment is not a must,
although some parents have used
swings, hammocks, and small items
that can be obtained.
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