sensory solutions for children at school and home marvin williams, director of ed. michaela parker,...
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Sensory Solutions for Children at School and
Home
Marvin Williams, Director of Ed.Michaela Parker, MOTR/LIntermountain School
What is Sensory Integration?
•Sensory integration is the organization of sensation for use. Our senses give us information about the physical conditions of our body and the environment around us.▫Jean Ayres
•The brain must organize all of these sensations to function successfully in our daily activities.
Neurodevelopment
•How the brain receives and interprets information
•Five main senses▫Taste, touch, smell, vision, hearing
•Two other senses important▫Vestibular (Movement Sense)▫Proprioception (Muscle Sense)
Intermountain and SI
•Emotionally Challenged ▫Reactive Attachment Disorder▫Autistic Disorder▫Sensory Processing Disorder
•Goal is to promote children’s ability to know their sensory needs and how to address them on their own.
Stress and Anxiety Effects on Sensory Processing
•A child’s ability to successfully process sensory information is greatly interrupted by stress and anxiety.▫Symptoms of Anxiety: Sweating, Loss of
Appetite, Headaches, Tremors, Butterflies in Stomach, etc.
•Stress prevents the creation of learning and memory.
Occupational Therapy and SI
•OT will evaluate a child’s sensory processing skills to determine if intervention is necessary.▫Ex: Sensory Profile
•OT can provide specific interventions to address a child’s sensory processing needs.▫Ex: How Does Your Engine Run
Sensory Diets
•School▫Goal is for child to use sensory diet to
identify their individual sensory needs to enhance their success as a student.
•Home▫Goal is for child to use sensory diet as part
of their daily routine to have more positive and safe experiences every day.
Learning Through Movement
•Heavy Work
•Physical Activity
•Movement breaks
Gum and Fidgets
•Gum ▫Gum can be GOOD!
Oral motor movement Deep pressure to jaw
•Fidgets▫Squishy ball, pencil toppers
Anything with texture▫Rules for fidgets
Calming Strategies and Centers•Devoted time and space for students to
calm their nervous systems
▫Light dimmers, turn down light▫Slow swinging▫Tightly wrapped in a blanket▫Headphones/Soothing music
Calming Strategies, Cont.
•Deep Pressure
▫Dots and Squeezes (joint compressions)▫Quiet corner with large pillow/bean bag to
lie on▫Weighted Items▫Sit in an adult’s lap
From Classroom to Home
•Routines▫Starting day▫Ending day
•Transitions▫Visual timers▫Sounds cues▫Musical interludes▫Countdown from 5 (or 20!)
BAL – A – VIS – X (BAVX)
B-rhythmic balance Auditory Vision; eXercise
Originated by Bill Hubert
What is Bal-A-Vis-X?
•A series of Balance / Auditory / Vision exercises that are rooted in rhythm
•Exercises that require full-body coordination
•Necessitates “focused” attention
Who Benefits from BAVX?
•Children and adults who are: ▫Learning Disabled: cognitive integration improves.
▫Behaviorally disordered: “settles”.
▫Diagnosed with ADD / ADHD: attention becomes
more focused. ▫Gifted: coordination improves and stress headaches
diminish.
▫Non disabled: academic achievement improves.
BAVX: founder Bill Hubert
•Teacher for 30+ years – English and reading.
•Tutor for math, ADHD, writing and reading.•Upward Bound summer teacher.•Martial arts instructor.•Runs a BAVX lab for 7th graders at Hadley
Middle School in Wichita, Kansas.
So – what did Bill see?
• Inability to control eyes, focus attention, sit or stand without moving
• Illegible handwriting•Stiff/locked posture while sitting, standing,
walking or running•Rhythm less gait while walking or running•Difficulty in distinguishing left from right•Often unclear handedness•General clumsiness•Mental and/or physical apathy
BAVX – Exercises
•Exercises are not just for the athlete or daring. They are for everyone!
•First graders are capable of more than half of them.
•Nine-year-olds can master all but the most intricate.
•The non-athletic and physically challenged find BAVX well within their ability range.
•At least 75% of all exercises can be done while seated.
Quotes
•Movement is the door to learning – Paul Dennison
• The more you move your hands, the more the brain grows – Carla Hannaford
• The ear choreographs the body’s dance of balance, rhythm, and movement - Don Campbell
Resources
•Out of Sync Child•Sensory Integration and the Child•How Does your Engine Run?•Sensory Profile•S’cool Moves•DSM-IV-TR•BAVX – Bill Hubert developer ▫phone: 316-722-8012▫email: [email protected]