Module 1

Watch this Pathways.org video to learn how occupational therapy can be used as a treatment for children who struggle with sensory integration issues. This video shows occupational therapists and health professional experts, Susanne Smith Roley, Clare Giuffrida, Stefanie Bodison and Shay McAtee, discussing how occupational therapy works, and benefits that occupational therapy can provide. The video includes real-life scenes of a therapist providing occupational therapy with sensory integration approach for a young client.

Watch this video to gain an understanding of sensory integration. This video uses animation to provide information about: the 7 senses, how individuals use sensory information, and possible signs of sensory integration issues.

Dr. Roseann Schaaf on Sensory Integrative Dysfunction.

Watch how therapy helps Ryder overcome sensory issues and learn the joy of playing with peers.

Sensory Processing Disorder is a neurological condition that causes some children to be overly seeking or overly sensitive to touch, sounds, tastes, smells, movement, and/or visual stimuli. Sensory Processing Disorder affects 1 in 20 children. Sensory Integration Therapy helps children with Sensory Processing Disorder, ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other learning and behavioral challenges. Sensory Integration Therapy helps children live their lives purposely, functionally, and successfully.