-“Does the child not want to, or is the child unable to?”

-“My therapy patient is stubborn, inattentive, and fidgety: is this a result of parenting or a symptom?”

-“Why am I making such good progress with this child, just as I had hoped?”

Therapists ask themselves these and other questions when their patients suffer from a sensory processing disorder.

In this course, these topics and questions will be addressed using numerous video recordings, and participants will be shown an appropriate approach.

Course content: Fundamentals of sensory integration therapy in physical, speech, and occupational therapy.

A brief introduction to the anatomy, neurophysiology, and functional significance of the sensory systems and their impact on development, behavior, and learning.

The four stages of sensorimotor development.

Overview of symptoms associated with sensory processing dysfunction in the 0–10 age group.

So-called “sensory behaviors” are discussed.

Sensory processing dysfunction and ICD-10 diagnoses:

Diagnostic options within the context of pediatric therapy: questionnaires and clinical observations

Scientific Concepts:

A selection of current research findings that can be effectively applied in therapy. In this two-day seminar, participants will learn to identify sensory processing dysfunction using video examples and to apply the basic principles of sensory integration therapy.

The content of this training course is further explored in the follow-up seminar, “Parent Information and Counseling for Sensory Dysfunction.”