What is Sensory Integration Therapy?

It is a neurological process that allows a person to receive, organize and interpret sensory information from their environment and body in order to use their own body effectively. It has begun to be applied as a very important therapy method in solving many problems for children, especially autism, all over the world.

In sensory integration therapy, the neurophysiological adaptation of the sensory experiences experienced by children and the child's emergence of an adaptive response appropriate to the situation are ensured. In this way, the effect of the therapy is positively reflected in the social, emotional and physical interaction of the child with their environment. In therapy, the sensory information received by the person from their body and environment goes through the processes of comprehending, interpreting and integrating the information in the brain, and an organized response is provided using the resulting sensory information. Thus, the child adapts to sensory information coming from the outside world.

Our Sensory System consists of 8 sections;

Our five senses that enable us to perceive stimuli coming from the outside world are vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch; We have eight senses, vestibular sense, proprioceptive sense and interoceptive sense, which allow us to receive stimuli from our own body.

Who is Affected by Sensory Integration Disorder?

1- Children with attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities

2- Autism (Pervasive developmental disorder, Asperger Syndrome)

3- Cerebral palsy

4- Developmental delay (Fine Motor Disorders, Gross Motor Disorders, Visual Motor Disorders, Coordination Disorders etc.)

5- Hearing, language and speech disorders

6- Developmental delays due to premature birth

7- Genetic disorders/chromosomal anomalies