What kind of people do sensory integration disorder occur in?

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Children with learning difficulties
• Autism (pervasive developmental disorders)
• Cerebral palsy
• Developmental delays (fine motor, gross motor, visual motor disorders, coordination disorders)
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  Hearing, language disorders

• Developmental delay due to premature birth.
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  Genetic disorders, chromosomal abnormalities

What are the symptoms of sensory integration in occupational therapy?

• Slow reaction time
• Decreased concentration
• Inability to speak in the correct tone and speed Constant fatigue
• Inability to concentrate in noisy environments, covering ears
• Concentrating on the wrong sound and not reaching the target
• Memory problems
• Lack of response to sound, trouble recognising the direction of sound
• Choosing food, recognising the smell of food
• Lack of skills such as brushing teeth, trimming hair and nails.
• Fear of falling
• Walking on fingertips
• Clumsiness
• Constant need for movement

Symptoms of sensory integration disorder:

• Difficulties in learning new skills – domestic, motor, speech, learning skills;
• excessive motor activity or on the contrary hypoactivity;
• low muscle tone;
• difficulties in adapting to new rooms, people;
• speech disorders;
• clumsiness, awkwardness, increased caution (the child would rather stand with mum than climb on a slide, swings, does not like bicycles, shuns mobile children), or vice versa – lack of a sense of danger (climbs to heights without thinking, constantly jumps, spins, takes risks);
• hypersensitivity to sounds and light;
• avoidance of touch, new clothes, food;
• tiptoeing, motor awkwardness, problems in imitating movements;
• psychosomatic disorders;
• persistent sleep disorders;
• refusal of social contacts (the child does not play with peers, avoids interaction).