SI and everyday life
Sensory Processing happens from the day you are born to the day you die... (Jean Ayres said similar to this in her AOTA interview).
Sensory Integration Dysfunction or Sensory Processing Disorder are both terms used to describe the difficulty some people's nervous systems have taking in, integrating and making use of sensory information.
Sensory processing difficulties changes how a person then responds to changes in their own body, the environment and how they interact with it and others around them.
to read more about what SPD is click here...
These difficulties with sensory processing can been seen in isolation but is also frequently seen in combination with other diagnoses including:
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
- Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD)
- Learning Disabilities (LD)
- Dyspraxia and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
- Regulatory and Mood Disorders
- Specific Learning Difficulties (eg Dyslexia, Dyscalculia)
- Looked after Children and Young People (LAC)
- Post Traumatic event, illness or injury
for parents and carers and adults with spd
local parent/carer and support groups
resources including Diane Henry Courses for parents, carer's, Teachers, LSA's and SENCO's