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Sensory Processing

Sensory Processing refers to the way a person’s nervous system receives sensory messages and turns them into responses. These senses include sight (vision), sound (auditory), touch (tactile), taste (gustatory), body position (proprioception) and movement (vestibular). Most people receive and organize these messages effortlessly into adaptive physiological and behavioral responses. 

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Sensory Based Motor Skills

These allow for stabilization, moving, or planning a series of movements in response to sensory demands. For optimal performance, these skills require intact:
  • Proprioception- The sense that tells us where our body parts are in relation to each other and how much force our muscles need to generate to accomplish a movement.
  • Vestibular System- The sense that tells us where we are in space. This allows a person to perceive their body position in the dark or with their eyes closed.
Children need enough control of their bodies to accomplish functional tasks such as dressing, playing outside, and writing at school. Intact sensory based motor skills allow a child to use sensory information to execute unfamiliar and multi-stepped movements.
 
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Position Picture Cards

Sensory Based Motor Skills Posted: 01.11.2016

A fun way to encourage children to develop balance and postural control. Encourages the development of strength and endurance while holding anti-gravity positions. Helpful for those children that resist adult directed tasks; minimizes possible conflict as the position is determined by “chance”. Included is a set of 12 picture cards. Each 4 by 4 inch card has an attractive, easy to copy image of a different position.

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Primitive Motor Reflexes & Their Impact on a Child's Function Infographic

Sensory Based Motor Skills Posted: 01.11.2016

FREE Printable PDF Infographic of Primitive Motor Reflex Blog post. This is a PDF graphic visual representation of information regarding Primitive Reflexes and Their Impact on a Child's Function. Copyright Tools To Grow, Inc. For personal use only.

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Roll a Position Game

Sensory Based Motor Skills Posted: 01.11.2016

This game includes a high quality game card and detailed instructions. Child rolls a die and finds the corresponding pictures on the board. He/she can select one of the two. With the adult’s assistance as needed, the child is to assume the position depicted on the game card. This is a 3 PAGE high quality PDF!

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Spin a Position Game

Sensory Based Motor Skills Posted: 01.11.2016

This game includes a high quality game card and detailed instructions. Child flicks the spinner and with the adult’s assistance as needed, the child is to assume the position depicted on the spinner. This is a 4 PAGE high quality PDF.

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