I thought I would add in some information about the intervention in sensory integration in a bullet point list. Below I have added them to try make it easier to read. Let me know if you have any others to add if you know of any, and feel free to ask any questions.
• Sensory integration is child directed
• Activities should be thought out in advance by the therapist
• It is important for the therapist to plan for the response of the child to the sensory stimuli rather than the activity itself
• Sensory Integration interventions need to be meaningful to the child and the therapist needs to take this into account before planning each therapy session
• The therapist acts as a participant rather than an observer
• Organisation of the environment – such as having equipment available, and mats on floor to prevent any injuries
• Therapy is play focused and involves a range of different activities
• It is important to be aware of what else is happening in the child’s life at the time
• Small, constant and gradual change. Having controlled change in activities is more likely to develop an adaptive response
• Laughter is an emotional adaptive response – important to ask the child why they are laughing as could be due to either fear or happiness
• Therapy should be fun!
• Most importantly is to end on a success with sensory integration!
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