Sensory+Integration

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For this Wiki Page, I will be focusing on Autistm and Sensory Integration. Every child is different in every way and children may not all show the same symptoms as other children with Autism or Sensory Integration. It is important to notice if a child has any symptoms and to catch it before a child becomes old and it may be hard to recognize symptoms. I am going to provide you with 5 resources that relate to Autism and Sensory Intergration along with 2 videos that relate to Sensory Integration. There are many more resources and videos on line but these ones that I found, I feel are the most important and would help teachers and families. They are good for newcombers and will help parents and teachers with infants. I hope you find these resources as helpful as I did.
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Molly Cohen

Resource 1: [] This website is from Autism Speaks.This site tells you about what Autism is, the diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, FAQ and facts about Autism. Autism Speaks also gives you likes for family services. It also gives you a page for advocacy for Autism. The website also has a section for your child’s rights. It talks about the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the child’s right for public education. It also included information about the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) and Early Intervention Services. I hope you will find this website helpful as much as I did and enjoyed reading all the information.

Resource 2: [] This link will bring you to the Family Education website. This website will be good for newcomers. This website is intended to help parents whose child(ren) have sensory integration. There are different article that you can click on while at this site that will explain what sensory integration is, sensory responsiveness: what’s normal and what isn’t and occupational therapy and your child. There is also a link for Sensory Integration Issues: Getting Help. There are different categories for children under 3 years old and for children older than 3 years old. It also tells you who does the evaluation on the child. The information on this page is for parents and how they can help their child with sensory integration.

Resource 3: [] This website will be helpful to parents or caregivers who are working with infants or toddlers who have sensory integration dysfunction or who might have it. This website is a checklist that teachers or parents can use in their classrooms or in the home. If they think their child might have sensory integration, they can look at the checklist and see if a certain topic is on the page. If the topic is on the checklist, then there might be a possibility that the child has sensory integration.

Resource 4: [] This link will take you to the Bright Tots website where it talks about Sensory Integration. It tells you what sensory integration is, gives you a list of some signs for sensory integration, what children will have difficulties with, the behaviors they may show, sensory over-sensitivity, and sensory under-sensitivity. It also explains where the concept and theory of sensory integration comes from. It is developed by A. Jeans Ayres, PhD, OTR, and occupation therapist that were based in California, U.S.A. This will be use to parents and teachers.

Resource 5: [] This website gives an explanation about sensory integration and where it developed. It website talks about the different senses, the brain, characteristics of sensory integration (they used a chart), and sensory integration and learning. It also talks about the balanced sensory diet. At the end of the page, it gives all the references that were listed and where to find all the information. The web page also provides pictures to help people understand the concept better.

Here are a few videos that I found on youtube about sensory Integration. [] []