Sensory and Visual Strategies for Adults with Multiple Disabilities感觉和视觉多重残疾的成年人的策略.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * Presenter: Dan Zerwas, OTR/L SIPT Occupational Therapist, Registered/Licensed Sensory Integration Certified * Emotional Responses High Responsiveness Low Responsiveness Fluctuating Intense Emotions Flat affect Labile Avoidance Little facial expression Difficult to console Fight/Flight Lacks Initiation Unpredictable (208) 639-9468 Individual sensory processing activity Visual Strategies Social Stories Carol Gray Happy Trails Dan Zerwas, OTR/L SIPT (208)866-0877 zerwas@ Available for: Presentations Staff Training / Consulting Client Evaluations Program Development Presenter: Dan Zerwas, OTR/L SIPT Occupational Therapist, Registered/Licensed Sensory Integration Certified * * * * * * * * * * * Sensory and Visual Strategies for Adults with Multiple Disabilities Presenter: Dan Zerwas, OTR/L SIPT Occupational Therapist, Registered/Licensed Sensory Integration Certified What is sensory integration? Sensory integration is an innate neurobiological process and refers to the integration and interpretation of sensory stimulation from the environment by the brain. In contrast, sensory integration dysfunction is a disorder in which sensory input is not integrated or organized appropriately in the brain and may produce varying degrees of problems in development, information processing, and behavior. When the sensory system is immature and working improperly, abnormal neural signals are sent to the brain, which can interfere with other brain processes. This, in turn, causes the brain to be overly stimulated and may lead to excessive brain activity, which can neither be turned off nor organized. This type of over-stimulation (hyper-responsive) in the brain can make it difficult for an individual to organize one’s behavior and concentrate, which may lead to a ne