What are the signs and symptoms of Sensory Motor Integration Dysfunction or Sensory Processing Disorder?
Child displays the following signs and symptoms:
- behaviour issues: distractible, withdrawing when touched, avoid certain textures, clothes, foods
- fearful reaction to ordinary movement activities, like playground play
- sensitive to loud noise
- may feel nausea and/or disorientation when they move, when their feet leave the ground, when their head position changes in relation to their body
- seek out intense sensory experiences, such as body whirling, falling and crashing into objects
- may show little or no reaction to stimulation, even pain or extreme hot and cold
- May fluctuate between under- and over-responsiveness
- constantly on the move or may be slow to get going and then fatigue easily
- may have poor balance when e.g. hopping, standing on one leg.
- great difficulty learning a new task that requires motor coordination or appears awkward, stiff or clumsy
- difficulty crossing the mid-line of the body
- has not developed a dominant right or left hand or foot
- has difficulty with directionality, confuses right and left
- difficulty with eye-hand coordination, difficulty hitting a ball, copying from the blackboard
- may have problems with handwriting, using scissors, tying shoes, buttoning and zipping clothes
- may be impulsive or distractible, show lack of planning when approaching tasks or no anticipation of results for actions done
- may have difficulty adjusting to a new situation or following directions
- may get frustrated, aggressive, or withdrawn when encountering failure
- may appear lazy, bored or unmotivated
- may avoid tasks, become uncooperative and appear stubborn
- inability to make friends or be a part of a group
Fix an appointment for your child to go for our Dynamic Diagnostic Assessment (DDA™) to identify your child’s learning and developmental strengths and weaknesses.
Bridge Learning specialised early intervention programmes to intervene in Sensory Motor Integration Dysfunction/ Sensory Processing Disorder: