Dyspraxia Assessment Treatment & Therapy Service For Children With Special Needs Dyspraxia, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Sensory Integration, ADHD, ADD

BEHAVIOURAL INDICATORS …

Here are a few of the possible signs:                                                                                                  Overly sensitive to being touched, own body movement, sights & sounds

This may be manifested in behaviours such as irritability or withdrawal when being touched, avoidance of certain textures of clothes or foods, being easily distracted by sounds, or a fearful reaction to ordinary movement activities, i.e. swings & roundabouts in playgrounds.

Under-reactive to the above stimulation                                                                                                      In contrast to the overly sensitive child, an under-responsive child may seek out intense sensory experience such as body whirling or crashing into objects. He or she may seem oblivious to pain or to his / her body position. Some children fluctuate between the extremes of over- & under-responsiveness

Activity level that is unusually high or unusually low                                                                                 The child may be constantly on the move, may be slow to be activated or get fatigued easily. Again, some children may fluctuate from one extreme to the other.

Coordination Problems                                                                                                                              This can be seen in gross [e.g. ball game] & fine [i.e. using scissors] motor activities. Some children may have unusually poor balance. While others may have a great difficulty learning to do a new task that requires coordination between different body parts.

Delays in speech, language, motor skills or academic achievement                                                                   These can be evident in a preschool child along with other signs of poor sensory integration. In a school-aged child, there may be problems in some academic areas despite normal intelligence.

Poor organisation of behaviour                                                                                                                   The child may be impulsive or distractible & show a lack of planning in approach to tasks. Some children may have difficulty adjusting to a new situation. Others may react with frustration, aggression or withdrawal when they encounter failures.

Poor self– concept                                                                                                                           Sometimes a child who experiences problems mentioned above just does not feel quite right.

A bright child with these problems may know that some tasks are more difficult for him than the other children, but may not know why. This child may appear lazy, bored or unmotivated. Some children soon figure out ways to avoid those tasks that are hard or embarrassing.

When this happens, the child may be considered troublesome or stubborn. When the problem is difficult to see or to understand the parents & / or the child may blame themselves.

Family tension, poor self-concept associated with a lack of confidence & a general feeling of hopelessness may prevail.

Typically a child with a sensory integration disorder will show more than one of the above signs*.

*Note that not all children with learning, motor coordination or behavioural problems have an underlying sensory integrative disorder.

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