Category: Sensory Processing
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How Occupational Therapy Can Help Kids With SPD
It’s essential that we understand which type of sensory “short circuit” we’re dealing with in order to be able to provide the best interventions and to recommend the most effective tools and equipment.
Sensory input, either from the environment or from the body, is poorly detected, modulated, or misinterpreted, resulting in an atypical response.
Symptoms occur within a broad spectrum of severity from feeling overwhelmed or bombarded by sensory information; to seeking out intense sensory experiences.
Visual Processing: Visual processing includes visual acuity (how clearly you can see) and ocular motor control (how well your eyes work together). Visual acuity is how clearly you can see things up close and far away. For example, 20/20 vision is considered normal visual acuity. Visual processing also includes other important ocular abilities that involve coordinated eye muscle movement.
Before you decide what types of tools and sensory strategies to use in the classroom, you must first be able to answer these questions: Let’s start with these questions…
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As the summer days begin to wane and the back-to-school season approaches, many parents feel a mix of emotions—excitement,...
Vacations are definitely something to look forward to this summer! Exploring new cities, discovering the national parks, relaxing...
This blog post is especially for parents! First off, thank you for visiting Play It Forward, it shows that...
How Occupational Therapy Can Help Kids With SPD It’s essential that we understand which type of sensory “short circuit” we’re...
Sensory input, either from the environment or from the body, is poorly detected, modulated, or misinterpreted, resulting in an...
Visual Processing: Visual processing includes visual acuity (how clearly you can see) and ocular motor control (how well...
Before you decide what types of tools and sensory strategies to use in the classroom, you must first be...
How is online school going? How is your child handling distance learning? Going “back to school”, while remaining at...
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