Inc. Our registered Occupational Therapists are skilled in the evaluation of gross motor, fine motor and oral motor areas of development. Sensory experiences include touch, movement, body awareness, sight, sound, and the pull of gravity. The process of the brain organizing and interpreting this information is called sensory integration.
Sensory integration provides a crucial foundation for later, more complex learning and behavior.
For most children, sensory integration develops in the course of ordinary childhood activities. Motor planning ability is a natural outcome of the process, as is the ability to adapt to incoming sensations. But for some children, sensory integration does not develop as efficiently as it should. When the process is disordered, a number of problems in learning, development, or behavior may become evident. If a child is suspected of having a sensory integrative disorder, an evaluation can be conducted by a qualified occupational or physical therapist.