ADHD
Main area of the brain affected
prefrontal cortex
Very common in children with this
What is ASD?
ASD stands for this
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Sensory Integration Therapy consists of 3 main categories
What is vestibular, proprioception, and tactile?
PTSD stands for this
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
Prefrontal Cortex is involved in this
What is attention, planning, judgment, and rational decision making?
This can trigger a meltdown
What is sensory overload, changes in routine, anxiety, and communication difficulties?
sensory seekers
What is are not as sensitive to sensory stimuli and looks for more sensory stimulation to help soothe them and feel more comfortable in their own body?
Vestibular
What is provides information about movement and gravity?
Parents can help their children with PTSD
What is help them feel safe, relaxed, do things together that you enjoy, reassure them, and let their doctor know what they've been through?
Interventions for ADHD
What is sensory integration therapy, teaching organizational skills, helping them participate in activities, and environmental modifications?
Early warning signs of a meltdown
What is strong odors, visual stimuli, loud noises, and changes in routine?
sensory avoiders
What is oversensitive to sensory stimuli and may experience sensory input more intensely than the average person, resulting in avoiding sensory stimuli because it overwhelms them?
Proprioception
What is the ability to sense where we are and how the movement of our muscles will change our position?
OT interventions for PTSD
What is therapeutic use of self (building rapport with the client), projective techniques (patient depicts stress on paper through colors), relaxation techniques (yoga, meditation, breathing exercises), reality of orientation (accepting a loss), therapeutic activities, family education, and release of hostility?
How parents can help
What is be involved, know how ADHD affects your child, work with their school, set clear expectations, spend special time with them every day, be predictable, allow them to have escape outlets, low-distraction work areas, prepare for transitions, and define appropriate behavior while giving praise?
Things to do during a meltdown
What is recognize the signs, check for changes in the environment, give the child space, keep self-soothing tools nearby, and stay calm?
Sensory Processing Disorder
What is a disorder in which your brain has trouble receiving and processing information from your senses?
Tactile
What is provides us with our sense of touch which is important for growth and development?
Parents can help their children with anxiety
What is talk to them about their worries, show concern and understanding, be supportive but not controlling, build their coping skills, be a positive role model, practice relaxation techniques, promote good sleep hygiene, and encourage healthy social media use?
ADHD stands for this
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder?
Things to do after a meltdown
What is give the child time and space to regroup, provide a calming and familiar activity to do, play their favorite music, and determine if there were new triggers or a combination of triggers?
Sensory Diet
What is an individualized plan of physical activities and accommodations to help a person meet their sensory needs which is needed to stay focused and organized throughout their day?
1 example of an activity to do for each subtype of sensory integration therapy (Vestibular, Proprioception, and Tactile)
Vestibular: What is hanging upside down on monkey bars, slides, swinging, slow spinning in one direction, and gentle bouncing?
Proprioception: What is pushing and pulling exercises, animal walks, vibration, chewies, and a weighted vest?
Tactile: What is massage using lotion, drawing in shaving cream, body pain, "high-fives" and brushing their skin with crayons/chalk and erasing it with different textures?
OT interventions for anxiety
What is sensory based coping skills (fidgets, exercise, breathing, calming scents, lava lamp), role playing, and parent/child education?