I believe that many parents have heard the word of integration, and the news of CCTV has mentioned more than once that in the current educational environment, there are many children with different degrees of sensory disorders.
Some parents even began to misunderstand the word sensory system, believing that as long as the child did not obey and cried, they doubted whether the child had a sensory system disorder.
In fact, sensory integration disorder is not a disease in the traditional sense, it can occur alone, because of the misguided guidance of the family parenting environment, but also with other comorbidities, such as autism, hyperactivity, learning disabilities, developmental delay, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and so on.
The stunted behavior of sensory integration is mainly: timidity, fear of life, unsociable, fear of group games, lack of sports, like to bite nails, fear of washing hair and face, inability to dress well, temper is more grumpy, slow action behavior, lack of concentration and so on.
Many parents are also more confused in the face of these behaviors of their children, what is wrong with the children? Why do children behave like this? Even parents use criticism and reprimand to correct their children's behavior, and find that it does not work at all.
In fact, from a professional point of view, we all know that children may have physical and psychological diseases, or they may feel out of balance!
What is sensory integration and sensory integration disorders?
From a professional point of view, the concept of sensory integration is: sensory integration refers to the body's vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, vestibular sense, proprioception and other organs in contact with sensory stimuli, the sensory information is transmitted to the central nervous system, adjustment and organization in the brain, so that the body makes an adaptive response.
Sensory integration disorders occur when external sensory signals cannot be effectively combined in the brain, and nerves and actions cannot establish effective links.
Sensory integration disorders will affect children's self-care, learning, games, social and other aspects of life, and are also important factors affecting the healthy development of children's physical and mental health.
To use popular words as an example: we play a game of throwing balls with a four-year-old child, when the parent throws the ball to the child, the signal that the ball flies in the air to the baby cannot be quickly conveyed to the child's brain, and the child cannot react quickly to catch the ball with his hand, so the ball will be thrown over and the child will not catch the ball.
Or the child sees the ball flying over, knows to use the hand to catch, but the brain in the process of reacting and directing the hands is relatively slow, there will be a child waiting for the ball to fall before picking up, it is always inaccurate, this is the feeling that the integration development is not good enough caused.
What are the main daily manifestations of sensory integration disorder in children?
Visual perception integration disorder
1
I can't concentrate on doing things, I can't sit still, I can't concentrate on reading.
Subtle differences between graphics cannot be detected, and the ability to distinguish colors is poor.
Items that have been seen cannot be remembered, and visual memory is easily confused.
Children over the age of six like to write on their stomachs or with their heads tilted, the writing speed is slow, they only write a stroke after reading several strokes, the word size is different, crooked and twisted, often write outside the grid, and the side is easy to reverse.
It is easy to make mistakes when calculating, and often forgets to carry and abdicate.
It is easy to stumble on things under your feet and bump into the corners of the table.
Auditory perception integration disorder
2
Poor eye contact when communicating with people, looking around, and not responding positively when others call him.
Particularly sensitive to certain sounds, especially afraid of certain types of sounds.
During class, I can't understand the content of the class, and I am prone to wandering and small actions.
Emotionally unstable, prone to nervousness, sometimes shouting or talking to themselves.
Listening to instructions is not good, and when multiple instructions are arranged at the same time, only the last instruction or one of the instructions can be remembered.
Tactile integration disorder – tactile sensitivity
3
It is more repulsive to strangers, difficult to participate in group activities, dislike crowded environments, and poor social skills.
Partial eating, picky eating, not easy to quit pacifiers, rejection of brushing teeth, shampooing, hair cutting, etc.
Introverted, sensitive, withdrawn, prone to tantrums, and high mood swings.
Don't like people touching, like things to stay the same, it's hard to accept that planned things change, etc.
Tactile integration disorder – tactile dullness
Insensitive to heat and cold, pain, and does not know how to avoid danger.
I like to cuddle others, constantly touch objects with my hands, and rub my hands.
Hurt without knowing it.
Vestibular sensory integration disorder
4
There are stereotyped repetitive behaviors such as going in circles, jumping, etc., like walking along walls, it is difficult to share their food or toys with people, and the relationship between peers is not good.
Can't sit down, small movements, impatience, poor concentration, difficulty completing reading tasks.
He is particularly bold and likes to jump down from very high places.
Clumsy movements, poor coordination, easy to lose balance when wearing and taking off pants, easy to fall down with closed eyes, like to put the head upside down.
Afraid to take the elevator, feet off the ground, do not like to shake, spin activities.
The sense of direction is relatively poor, left and right are not distinguished, and it is easy to wear the wrong shoes.
The ability to resist setbacks is relatively weak, and it is easy to lose temper.
Proprioceptive integration disorder
05
Poor motor coordination, clumsy hands and feet, easy to wrestle and knock down things, rolling over, cycling, jumping rope, shooting balls and other postures are clumsy.
Fine movements are not good, paper cutting, buttoning, shoelacing, using chopsticks and other movements are slow and clumsy.
He likes to seek sensational stimuli such as chewing clothes, biting nails, biting pencil heads, biting toys, etc., and likes to collide.
When writing, I like to do small actions, write homework slowly, write ugly, sideways upside down, easy to copy wrong, and difficult dictation.
The sense of direction is not good, it is easy to get lost when going out, and I am more afraid of the dark.
Unclear pronunciation, stuttering.
When completing learning tasks, it is easy to feel frustrated, not confident, and do not get along well with children.
Parents are confused, why do children have these situations? Next, I will explain to you the congenital factors that lead to sensory imbalance in children and the lack of nurturing:
Congenital factors
Expectant mothers during pregnancy are too nervous and anxious;
Insufficient activity during pregnancy;
Busy work during pregnancy and no normal rest;
Poor posture of pregnant women, resulting in incorrect fetal position;
The mother's addiction to tobacco, alcohol, strong tea, coffee, has an adverse effect on the fetus;
Harsh environment, such as pollution, noise, etc. can cause congenital dysplasia;
By caesarean section, preterm birth causes the loss of the earliest tactile learning, resulting in excessive dullness of innate tactile defenses.
Nurturing is inadequate
High-rise unit dwellings, resulting in insufficient activity and lack of social interaction of the same age;
No crawling or insufficient crawling;
Parents are busy, less accompanied, and the right brain is not stimulated enough;
Excessive protection of children, excessive restrictions, and everything is replaced;
Too doting or arrogant;
Nurtured by the cleanser, with insufficient exposure to external stimuli and excessive sensitivity to objects;
Long-term dependence on cribs, walkers;
Lack of knowledge, delay in correction, immobilization of disorders.
Does the development of sensory integration have anything to do with the child's age? Can any age group find problems for children to make training adjustments?
Several important periods of sensory integration development
A critical period of sensory development in children aged 0-3 years can prevent sensory integration disorders. The optimal remedy period for sensory integration disorders in 3-6 years of age can rapidly improve sensory integration.
Validity period of corrective correction of sensory integration ability development at 6-12 years of age. 12+ years old require strong willpower to effectively improve sensory integration
It can be seen that the key period of development and correction of sensory integration is within the age of 12, and parents should also pay attention to it as soon as possible and choose professional institutions for their children to train as soon as possible.
Don't be overly nervous when parents find that their child has sensory integration dysplasia.
Instead, we should rationally analyze the factors that cause the child's underdevelopment of sensory integration, and lead the child to a professional educational institution or hospital for screening and diagnosis.
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