Sensory Interventions
Provides sensory information specific to what is happening inside the body.
What is interoception?
Despite being a great assistive device, children with visual impairments frequently resist wearing this object.
What are glasses?
A grasp that is used to pick up a Cheerio.
What is pincer grasp?
Ability to conceive, plan, and organize a sequence or goal-directed motor actions
What is praxis?
Ability to recognize objects no matter their orientation.
What is form constancy?
A fine motor skill that requires intentional letting go of a handheld object and can be targeted through "container play."
What is voluntary release?
Imposing passive tactile stimulation on a tactile defensive child may lead to this state.
What is state of sensitization?
Ability to focus on the important pieces or parts of what we see and filter out the unimportant information.
What is visual attention?
What is proximal to distal?
An intervention approach that focuses on integrating the senses from the proprioceptive, vestibular, and tactile systems.
What is sensory integration?
Involuntary movement of the eyes, usually from side to side, but sometimes also up and down.
What is nystagmus?
An intervention approach that demonstrates the strongest evidence for improving handwriting in school-aged children and youth (5–21 Years).
What is therapeutic writing practice?
A fearful or anxious reaction to non-threatening movements such as changes in head position, not having both feet on the floor, or movements requiring balance. Contribute to fear of bathtime and hairwashing in children.
What is gravitational insecurity?
Ability to locate items in a busy background. Challenges with this skill make dressing hard if you don't have an organized closet!
What is visual figure-ground?
An intervention approach with strong evidence supporting its efficacy in improving motor development and engagement in ADLs in young children with cerebral palsy (0-5 years).
What is Constraint Induced Movement Therapy [CIMT]?