Sensory Processing
A child who seeks out movement and intense input may be described as having what type of sensory profile? (sensory avoidance, sensory seeking, sensory sensitive, sensory registration)
Sensory-seeking
Name one daily dressing task that requires fine motor skills.
Buttoning a shirt, zipping a jacket, or shoe tying
Walking heel to toe along a line challenges this skill.
Dynamic balance
This skills helps a child pause or stop their body before moving.
Cognitive control- inhibition
At what age range should most primitive reflexes be fully integrated?
12 months-2 years
This type of sensory input is provided through activities like jumping, swinging, and pushing heavy objects.
Proprioceptive input
This skill is required when holding paper with one hand while cutting with the other.
Bilateral coordination
Catching a ball requires gross motor skills and this visual skill
Visual motor or eye-hand coordination
This brain region is heavily involved in executive functioning.
Pre-frontal cortex
The palmar grasp reflex causes an infant to do what?
automatically close their fingers around an object placed in their palm
This sensory system detects movement, head position, and balance.
Vestibular system
A child who presses extremely hard when coloring may be struggling with this.
Force modulation or graded control
This term refers to difficulty organizing and carrying out coordinated motor movements.
Motor planning or dyspraxia
This adult support helps a child calm down before they can do it independently.
Co-regulation
A child who bends their arm when turning their head during writing may show influence of this reflex.
ATNR
A child who avoids playground equipment and becomes anxious when feet leave the ground may demonstrate this pattern.
Gravitational insecurity
If fine motor intervention alone is not effective, the OT may need to address this larger body component.
core strength or proximal stability
Jumping on a trampoline often provides this type of sensory input.
Proprioceptive and vestibular
This hormone is released during "fight or flight" or at times of stress, and prepares the body for action.
Cortisol
This reflex is present at birth and causes the arms to extend outward when startled.
Moro reflex
A child who has frequent accidents but does not notice bladder fullness may struggle with this skill.
interoception
Drawing a person with 6 body parts is typically expected around this age.
5 years old
A child who struggles to imitate body movements during “Simon Says” may have difficulty with this skill.
Motor planning
Completing a science project over multiple weeks requires this executive function.
Planning and organizing
Poor posture and difficulty maintaining extension may reflect influence of this reflex
Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex