OBJECTIVE Sensory integration progresses along a normal developmental sequence. However, few studies have explored how age difference affects the way sensory integration functions in Taiwanese children as they develop. Therefore, this study aims to pinpoint the role of age in sensory integration. METHOD A purposive sampling plan was employed. The study population comprised 1,000 Chinese child...

INTRODUCTION Children with developmental coordination disorder or sensory processing and integration difficulties face challenges to participation in daily living. To date there has been no exploration of the co-occurrence of developmental coordination disorders and sensory processing and integration difficulties. METHOD Records of children meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - V criter...

When making choices, collecting more information is beneficial but comes at the cost of sacrificing time that could be allocated to making other potentially rewarding decisions. To investigate how the brain balances these costs and benefits, we conducted a series of novel experiments in humans and simulated various computational models. Under six levels of time pressure, subjects made decisions...

OBJECTIVE Using single-subject research design, the effects of an occupational therapy intervention emphasizing sensory integration with five preschool children with autism were examined. METHOD In the AB design, nonengagement, mastery play, and interaction were measured, using videotape clips of each child's free play in the preschool. Following a 3-week baseline, an occupational therapist p...

Even without sensory input, an animal can estimate how far it hasmovedby integrating its velocity, a process called path integration. The entorhinal cortex (EC) and hippocampus seem to be involved in path integration, and in an animal’s perceived location in space. However, path integration is highly susceptible to accumulating errors. A real animal avoids this problem by incorporating sensory ...

This article analyzes the dynamics of early comprehensive psychological and pedagogical care for children aged 3 years with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) using DIR/Floortime approach. The experimental group included 18 ASD patients who attended a special program in Svt. Luka’s Center Health Development (Moscow) on regular basis (2–3 times week). weekly individual classes 4 types: Floortime th...

This paper applies dynamic neural fields model [1,23,7] to multimodal interaction of sensory cues obtained from a mobile robot, and shows the impact of different temporal aspects of the integration to the precision of movements. We speculate that temporally uncoordinated sensory integration might be a reason for the poor motor skills of patients with autism. Accordingly, we make a simulation of...