I went to a seminar at Watchdog Early Education Center about Sensory Integration. I find the most informative is to focus on the basic underline factor of the basic function of the senses. And for a child that has mild delays is to give him a chance to feed him the input till it is no longer needed at certain stage of development. I think most teachers lack the training of each child is different. That is why the cookie cutter education is going to eventually suffer. And another good point is that we live in a society that doesn't allow play as a factor of learning. The open field to explore.
We all based our existence on memories and what is learned in our surrounding environment. And if those memories are not established that is why children would likely have issues. Just like an orphan baby who only stares at a plain white walls and during that precious period of time he should be held by someone who cares and feel all the stimulation of being held tightly.
One important point of senses ... what three ties in with sensory integration?
- Vestibular - works 24 hours a day because it is how your body relate to space. It is in the inner ears with three connecting tubes with fluids that controls balance and how we relate to gravity.
- Proprioceptive - are muscles and joints. The amount of pressure you feel when you walk on your feet vs on your toes.
- Tactile - helps with the basic of touch and feeling - cold, hot and pain for the basics.
These 3 senses receive the most input. And of course each are link to the other senses. If you enhance vestibular input in works hand in hand with visual input. Hands eyes coordination for example when you play baseball.
