What is tactile defensiveness?
(From Sensory Integration and the Child, 25th Anniversary Edition, Ayres, 2005) Tactile defensiveness is one type of sensory modulation disorder. It is the tendency to react negatively and emotionally to touch sensations. The reaction only occurs under certain conditions. Tactile sensations are constantly entering everyone’s nervous system; however, most individuals are able to inhibit their […]
What is sensory modulation disorder?
(From Sensational Kids, Miller, 2006) Sensory Modulation Disorder is a chronic and severe problem involving the ability to turn sensory information into behaviors that match the nature and intensity of the sensation. Children with difficulties modulating sensory input may under-respond to sensation, over-respond to sensation, seek intense sensation, or display a mixture of the three. […]
What is Occupational Therapy?
From the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA): In its simplest terms, occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants help people across the lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities (occupations). Common occupational therapy interventions include helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and […]
Happy OT Month!
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] A few facts: April is Occupational Therapy Month. It began in 1980, and is in April to correspond with the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Annual Conference & Expo. The National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy, now called the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), was founded in 1917. As a profession, OT is over […]