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soon i start sensory inegration and me so excited for swinging and everything! anyone do sensory integration to?

Hi Faith.

I haven't done any sensory integration therapy but I would like to and have been speaking to my specialist about my sensory issues.

Good luck with your therapy, I hope it goes well!

I've never heard of it but it sounds like I may have as a kid. My mom had a plastic-bristled brush that some type of physical or occuptational therapist instructed her to use on my arms, legs and back each day for a while. I did some other type of physical therapy that I don't remember as well, but it seemed to be for balance and coordination.

faith did you ever find a place to live? i hope so. get after that casemanager son!! ive never been through sensory inegration and dont know what it is but good luck homeslice!!

I have used sensory integration with my daughter. She is 12 now. I think you will enjoy it. If there is something you dont like, be sure and say "i dont like that". Some people think everything works for everyone, and that is not true. But overall, it does seem to help the sensory system to become more regulated.

Enjoy!

tyer

So, apart from the body brushing, what other sorts of things are done for sensory integration?

we didnt use brushes. my daughter didnt like it.

We made a jump and crash pad. It was a mattress in the floor...she was almost three when we started, so a trampoline might work better for someone older, which we eventually got.

I would get my kids on the mattress and teach them to jump, fall, roll....pillows were used to create the same feeling temple grandin experienced in her squeeze machine.

If the theory is that the body's neurons are not messaging where the body is in space, which is something literature describes in autism, then all this movement of the body that can be hyper and crushing without getting hurt could help pathways reroute, to allow a better sense of one's body movements.

Swings are great! They create an imbalance in the brain that the brain automatically needs to try and correct. Pathways may be formed or rerouted when the brain is challenged.

Deep pressure massage.....especially for the larger muscles in my child....hips, thighs, buttocks, and upper arm. She still seeks this. Me too!

I think pools should always be included, but a tub will always do. It changes the way the body feels, again challenging the brain to work in ways it should.

Manipulatives for the hands, should be part of the program for those whose hand strength is lowered.

Touch, taste, smell, sight, and even hearing should be addressed in a complete program, by offering the body and mind different sensations. Challenging the brain to make sense of all the incoming data through the senses.

hope this helps.
tyger

Thanks Tygereyes. In that case, I think my little Aspie and PDD-NOS family members are doing their own sensory integration program!

I did sensory integration for awhile. I stopped because of my schedule got crazy with graduating, but I want to start again. I'm 23 and was diagnosed with aspergers a year ago. It's hard to find a sensory therapist who will work with an adult. I found someone who normally works with kids at a special school. They had a mini gym with all these cool swings and crash pads and stuff. It was fun but a lot of it was too small for me. So she recommended I start taking private gymnastics classes at a local gym. They have bars, swings, trampolines, rock climbing, etc. The basic theory is that first you work on the physical senses and then work up to smell, sound, and taste. I didn't get that far.

It was really fun and enjoyable for me, and I saw myself getting more physically fit and relaxed. I think though, that to see the most benefit, you have to go several times a week and do your sensory homework everyday, 2-3 times or as much as they tell you. I found this schedule too stressful and just felt guilty whenever I didn't do it. But, something is better than nothing so I'm going to start again and just tell them I can't be so rigid in my home excersises.

I think you'll like it. Have fun!

P.S. I was able to convince my dad to build me a giant, 12 foot high swing in our backyard because the sensory therapist recommended it. I hadn't had one since I was 5. I love it!! !

thank you Kelsi, and good luck! Have fun...act like a kid!''

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thank you for that post! I will be trying to get my daughter in one of those classes. At age 12, and 175 pounds, she went to the trampoline for her favorite part of the endeavor for years, until we moved.

You have solved my problem .

It's nice to hear the adult perspective on this. I think it works, because we started so young, and my daughter has good control over her behaviors and body now. I hope you get to do it again!

tyger

I haven’t done SIT. But I did eye exercises that helped with direct eye contact. Now my eyes are desensitised and don't hurt if I look at someone’s eyes. Interesting thing guy said at this centre is I think better when I'm not not looking at someone. That is true.

Sounds like the therapy I did when I was 11 and 12 and it helped a lot and got rid of lot of my sensory issues. The bristle brush was also used on me and I remember how much is hurt because it felt very rough like sand paper like someone was scratching me. Did anyone else feel the same way about the brush?

The brush felt really good to me. I used to look forward to it.