Animals facing conflicting sensory cues make a behavioral choice between competing alternatives through integration of the sensory cues. Here, we performed a genetic screen to identify genes important for the sensory integration of two conflicting cues, the attractive odorant diacetyl and the aversive stimulus Cu(2+), and found that the membrane-bound guanylyl cyclase GCY-28 and the receptor ty...

Title: Dance Movement Therapy and Sensory Integration: An integrated approach to working with children Sarah E. Cleary Master of Arts in Dance/Movement Therapy Naropa University, December 1, 2002 Nicole McGough, Thesis Committee Chairperson This thesis addresses a therapeutic approach to working with children in dance movement therapy settings. During these sessions, the dance therapists were a...

This article was acceptedfor publication March 1, 1990. The Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) (Ayres, 1989) comprise 17 subtests revised from the Southern California Sensory Integration Tests (SCSIT) (Ayres, 1972) and supplemented with newly designed tests of practic ability. The credentialing process for clinical use of the SIPT is currently administered under the auspices of Sensory...

This paper provides an overview of the literature on sensory integration in young children. First it explains the importance of "sensory integration" in child development and normal functioning. It goes on to note signs of a sensory integration dysfunction (such as hyper-or hypo-sensitivity to touch, poor coordination, and poor behavioral control) . Normal sensory development in infants is brie...

Sensory integration is a theory that suggests that many of the characteristics of autism are caused by poor integration of sensory experiences. Conceptualized in behavioral terms, sensory integration therapy could serve to abolish automatically reinforced behavior. The purpose of this research was to investigate sensory integration as a treatment for repetitive behavior in individuals with auti...

OBJECTIVE We sought to assess validity of sensory integration outcomes research in relation to fidelity (faithfulness of intervention to underlying therapeutic principles). METHOD We identified core sensory integration intervention elements through expert review and nominal group process. Elements were classified into structural (e.g., equipment used, therapist training) and therapeutic proce...

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...