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Play: Sensory Integration
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- 1Therabrush- normal brush applied to extremities
- calming effect and alerting effect
- for providing tactile input - 2Textured Shapes- tactile: pointy stuff
- provide sensory input to the kid
- usually used for kids who are sensory seeking
- 3Sensory Blanket- weighted, textured blanket
- calming effect
- sensory and proprioceptive input
- 4Balancing Disk- tactile and vestibular input
- can be used while sitting or standing
- 5Kinetic 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
- 6Weighted Vest- proprioceptive input
- adding and removing weighted packs
- 10% of total body weight
- 7Wrist Weights- proprioceptive input
- can be put in wrist or ankle
- needs to be appropriate to weight of kid
- 8Therapy 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
- 9Scooter Boards- proprioceptive: prone position, hand is moving it
- vestibular: different movements done during the activity
- 10Sensory Swings- more on vestibular input
- alerting (fast and repetitive)
- calming (slow and rhythmic)
- 11Trampoline- proprioceptive: when jumping, body weight inputs sensation on joint
- vestibular input
- incorporated during obstacle courses and functional play activities
- 12Sensory Stepping Stones- tactile input: if textured
- vestibular: when need to balance and movement
- 13Tunnel- used during play activities and obstacle courses
- proprioceptive: crawling inside tunnel provides joint sensation
- vestibular: movement provided for the kid
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- Occupational Therapy Flashcards on Play: Sensory Integration, created by Monique Esmile on 11/10/2020.
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