| Sensory Integration Deficiency Syndrome, Sensory | | | | therapists claim to have a cure VIA exposure |
| Integration Disability Disorder, Sensory Issues...Yeah, | | | | therapy, but usually when a patient would get better |
| there are many names for this disorder, and it seems | | | | it was usually due to them outgrowing the syndrome |
| like they're all long and difficult to pronounce. If | | | | on their own. |
| you've been diagnosed as having this disorder | | | | There's the good news. Many children who have |
| chances are you were diagnosed by an occupational | | | | sensory issues eventually outgrow them on their |
| therapist. Hit it on the head, huh? Well, here's why... | | | | own. This is not every case, but most people who |
| An occupational therapist named Anna Jean Ayres | | | | have this disorder and nothing else will outgrow their |
| was the first one to popularize the idea of a disorder | | | | symptoms. |
| that interferes with the normal brain function of | | | | The major signs that a child may have sensory issues |
| sensory integration. She was by no means the first | | | | include: sensitivity to touch, smell, hearing, sight, or |
| one to research it, but she was one of the first to | | | | texture of their food (touch is the one you especially |
| publish her findings. | | | | want to watch out for). Sensitivity to getting their |
| That was in 1989. Today there is still a lot about | | | | hair cut. This one's not always prevalent, but |
| Sensory Integration Disorder Syndrome that still isn't | | | | prolonged cases usually involve the child walking on |
| known. Sorry to change names again, but there a lot | | | | their toes. |
| of names to choose from. | | | | Even if you never outgrow the disorder there are |
| Most doctors that have actually heard of this | | | | many ways to manage it. Walking becomes easier |
| disorder don't really know much about it though. | | | | for toe walkers if they lose a little weight. Explaining |
| Many who do believe it is nothing more than the | | | | the condition can also be helpful in dealing with the |
| side-effects of people with autism, attention deficit | | | | day to day rigors of basic human contact. If |
| disorder, hyperactivity disorder, and several other | | | | someone touches you in a way you don't like, simply |
| developmental or neurological disorders. It's hard for | | | | explain it in a calm, mature fashion. |
| someone with sensory issues to be taken seriously. | | | | These tips may sound corny or even too simple to |
| Occupational therapists may be the ones who will be | | | | be true, but knowledge is a powerful tool, and if you |
| most likely to believe you have the disorder, but | | | | know what's going on then you have power. |
| don't fool yourself into thinking that's a cure. Many | | | | Good luck. |