The sensory integration therapy helps children who have sensory processing issues including kids with autism to build fine motor and daily living skills.
Today our COTA Jill helps us to understand our 8 senses, what they are, symptoms you might see in your child and activities to help provide input your child might be seeking.
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Auditory system
This includes hearing, listening, interpreting, localizing sounds, and being able to filter and selectively attend to auditory stimuli.
Some symptoms of sensitivities include:
· Sensitive to loud, sudden sounds
· Distracted by background noises
· Does not speak as well as others their age
· Has a significant history of ear infections
· Covers their ears often to block sound Asks others to repeat what they said
· Has trouble with phonics and learning to read
· Unusually high volume or low volume in their voice
