What is so magical about being in a wood, forest or tree-lined park? It seems research may have the answers, and unsurprisingly, the benefits may be to do with the sensory opportunities of a tree-filled environment. “Other benefits are more subtle. Green, leafy trees can provide sensory relief in urban areas dominated by hard surfaces,…
Respect the Intelligences of Kids with Intellectual Disabilities
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Can a LA refuse to consider a private report?
If I had a penny for every time I answer this question, I’d be rich! In short the answer is no they cannot. Here is a useful response you can make. Please ask the relevant professional to commit this advice in writing. If they have been told this by someone else, politely request that person’s…
A podcast about Assessment with Dr Zoe Mailloux
This is a great podcast, Jayson from OT School House interviews Dr. Zoe Mailloux, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA on the importance of completing a comprehensive evaluation in sensory integration. Since being a research assistant for Dr. A. Jean Ayres, Dr. Mailloux has gone on to author more than 30 published journal articles and has taught courses…
Research Update: Atypical sensory processing and social impairments and Autism.
The link between sensory integration difficulties, restrictive repetitive behaviours and Autism has been written about and been the subject of studies for a while. However, many professionals have considered the social impairments of Autism to be completely independent to sensory processing differences. This article challenges that view. Read more here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929316301736
Research Update: A systematic review of ayres sensory integration intervention for children with autism.
The lay summary of this published systematic review is an excellent introduction to this paper. This peer reviewed published article is a good resource to share when evidencing the effectiveness of ASI for children with Autism. “Ayres Sensory Integration intervention is one of the most frequently requested and highly utilized interventions in autism. This intervention…
More exciting research: ASI, Autism and the neuroscience revisited.
Read the full article here: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/9/3/68/htm
Ayres’ Sensory Integration is absolutely about participation in occupation.
This is a superb publication which summarises and links Ayres’ original work and current science and evidence. Therapists practicing ASI are often criticised for not using a theory grounded in function and occupation, and focussed on promoting participation in everyday life. Here is her own words, and woven across this article is the history and…
Why movement breaks and break-times matter…
For the teachers who keep asking fir the evidence to support what they intuitively know. Full article here. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/9/7/153/htm
Ayres’ Sensory Integration Evidence 