What is Sensory Integration Dysfunction or Disorder?
SI Dysfunction is a neurological disability in which the brain is unable to accurately process the information coming in from the environment and the senses. Some children are oversensitive (hypersensitive) –physically or emotionally overreacting to touch, sounds, sights, and movement. Other children are undersensitiv (hyposensitive)e—craving excessive movement, loud noises, high intensity movement and messy play. Some children have a combination of both. Sensory integration dysfunction can affect any or all of the follow seven areas: touch, hearing, taste, sight, smell, the vestibular system (tells us where our body is in space—response to movement), and the proprioceptive system (which tells us what position our body is in—body awareness). While children with SI Dysfunction may appear to have behavior disorders, they are often just searching for an activity or action that makes their brain and body feel in-sync or normal.
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