page_title: Sensory processing disorder
section_title: Sensory integration therapy
hierarchical_section_title: Sensory processing disorder / Treatment / Sensory integration therapy
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context_page_description: Sensory processing disorder is a condition where multisensory integration is not adequately processed in order to provide appropriate responses to the demands of the environment. Sensory processing disorder is present in almost all people with autism spectrum disorders.
  Sensory integration was defined by occupational therapist Anna Jean Ayres in 1972 as "the neurological process that organizes sensation from one's own body and from the environment and makes it possible to use the body effectively within the environment". Sensory processing disorder has been characterized as the source of significant problems in organizing sensation coming from the body and the environment and is manifested by difficulties in the performance in one or more of the main areas of life: productivity, leisure and play or activities of daily living.
  Sources debate whether SPD is an independent disorder or represents the observed symptoms of various other, more well-established, disorders. SPD is not recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that pediatricians not use SPD as a stand alone diagnosis.
context_section_description: A type of occupational therapy that places a child in a room specifically designed to stimulate and challenge all of the senses while demanding functional behavior.
  Sensory integration therapy is driven by four main principles:
  Just right challenge (the child must be able to successfully meet the challenges that are presented through playful activities)
  Adaptive response (the child adapts his behavior with new and useful strategies in response to the challenges presented)
  Active engagement (the child will want to participate because the activities are fun)
  Child directed (the child's preferences are used to initiate therapeutic experiences within the session)
caption: Vestibular system is stimulated through hanging equipment such as tire swings
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