Dr Susanne Smith Roley shared the draft of this with us when she teaching CLASI CASI M6 with ASI WISE in June. Lovely to see it in press and able to be shared! Thank you to all the authors! Just what’s needed to support practice. Read it here: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/9/7/153/htm
AOTA Article: Trauma and OT
Many Occupational Therapists using a sensory integration approach in their clinical practice have worked productively and mindfully with children, adults and older adults with trauma. Our unique education and training facilitates our practice in a range of settings- schools, mental health settings and hospitals, where as a profession we are tasked to address barriers to…
A Parents Guide to Sensory Integration and development. A great resource to support parent consultation as part of clinical practice.
Thank you to Pathways for this great introduction – easy to share with parents and teachers, resources supporting clinical practice.
Professor Schaaf explains about her research – Sensory Integration and Autism
Read more about her work. resting evidence to support practice here.
Sensory Modulation for Traumatised Adolescents in a Residential Setting
Abstract There is a compelling need for varied “trauma specific” treatment models for children and adolescents with complex trauma in residential treatment whose affect and behavioral dysregulation disrupts daily living and impedes treatment engagement. This conceptual paper introduces exploratory applications of sensory motor approaches to the treatment of affect and behavioral dysregulation. Sensory Integration, a…
Play is essential – so is learning skills; surely it is as well as and not either or?
This post got shared in my news feed this morning – While I agree screen time is not great – the introduction and inferred definition of play are misleading! Especially in an age when playing with toys and stuff not academic or work related is often frowned on for slightly older children. Children everywhere need…
Choosing Wisely ® and ASI – a fantastic initiative from AOTA – it got me thinking about why people think sensory is easy and just anyone can do it.
Just like a parent can decide a child has a cold and needs Calpol, a sensory rich home environment can help support development. However just like a child may need a Dr, Dentist or other specialist if they have a more serious illness, what some people need is specialist intervention. Sensory Integration therapy requires years…
Ayres’ Sensory Integration Evidence 