Play: Sensory Integration

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Occupational Therapy Flashcards on Play: Sensory Integration, created by Monique Esmile on 11/10/2020.
Monique Esmile
Flashcards by Monique Esmile, updated more than 1 year ago
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Therabrush - normal brush applied to extremities - calming effect and alerting effect - for providing tactile input
Textured Shapes - tactile: pointy stuff - provide sensory input to the kid - usually used for kids who are sensory seeking
Sensory Blanket - weighted, textured blanket - calming effect - sensory and proprioceptive input
Balancing Disk - tactile and vestibular input - can be used while sitting or standing
Kinetic Sand - tactile iput - calming effect - for sensory seeking kids - ex. putting toys in it and making the kid obtain the toy in the kinetic sand
Weighted Vest - proprioceptive input - adding and removing weighted packs - 10% of total body weight
Wrist Weights - proprioceptive input - can be put in wrist or ankle - needs to be appropriate to weight of kid
Therapy Balls - tactile, vestibular, proprioceptive depending on how it's used - Rhythmic movement - Calming (slow) and alerting (fast) effect - prone or wheelbarrow or sitting down position
Scooter Boards - proprioceptive: prone position, hand is moving it - vestibular: different movements done during the activity
Sensory Swings - more on vestibular input - alerting (fast and repetitive) - calming (slow and rhythmic)
Trampoline - proprioceptive: when jumping, body weight inputs sensation on joint - vestibular input - incorporated during obstacle courses and functional play activities
Sensory Stepping Stones - tactile input: if textured - vestibular: when need to balance and movement
Tunnel - used during play activities and obstacle courses - proprioceptive: crawling inside tunnel provides joint sensation - vestibular: movement provided for the kid
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