Sensory Processing

Sensory Processing includes the ability to understand sensory information that arises from one's own body (such as from muscles and joints), as well as understanding sensory information that stems from other people (such as language) and objects in the environment.

Everyone experiences difficulties in pulling together this information or stimuli at one time or another, particularly during periods of growth, change, or stress. However, people who have sensory processing challenges experience these difficulties throughout most of their day. These difficulties impact their performance at home, school, in the community, and during play.

A child with sensory processing difficulties may exhibit one or more of the following signs:

Overly sensitive to touch, movement, sights, or sounds
Under reactive to touch, movement, sights, or sounds
Easily distracted
Difficulty regulating behavior
Activity level that is unusually high or unusually low
Physical clumsiness or apparent carelessness
Impulsive, lacking in self-control
Difficulty making transitions from one situation to another
Inability to unwind or calm self
Poor self-concept
Delays in speech, language, or motor skills
Delays in academic achievement
Social and/or emotional challenges

The staff at My Pediatric OT Services has expertise in working with children with sensory challenges and utilizes many modalities to address this area of need while teaching caregivers and providing supports to use at home or within the community to foster engagement and participation in the child and family’s daily routine.

Some modalities include:

Listening Programs such as iLs or The Listening Program
Wilbarger Brushing Protocol
Visuals
Zones of Regulation
The Alert Program (The Engine Program)
Social Thinking Concepts

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