Categories of Sensory Integration Dysfunction Symptoms
It
is important for us to break the sensory integration dysfunction symptoms down
into categories based on each of the senses.
These
categories are:
·
TACTILE: the sense of touch; input from the skin receptors about
touch, pressure, temperature, pain and movement of the hairs on the skin.
·
VESTIBULAR: the sense of movement; input from the inner ear about
equillibrium, gravitational changes, movement experiences and position in space.
·
PROPRIOCEPTION: the sense of "positon"; input from the
muscles and joints about body position, weight, pressure, stretch, movement and
changes in position.
·
AUDITORY: input relating to sounds; one's ability to correctly
perceive, discriminate, process and respond to sounds
·
ORAL: input relating to the mouth; one's ability to correctly
perceive, discriminate, process and respond to input within the mouth
·
OLFACTORY: input relating to smell; one's ability to correctly
perceive, discriminate, process and respond to different odors.