The occurrence and significance of coexisting diseases and disorders in the process of diagnosis and treatment of sensory integration disorders – preliminary report

Therapy of sensory processing disorders is becoming more widespread and available as a therapeutic method, and supports the development of a child. Recently, the availability of classes conducted using this method has greatly increased, and more and more children are beginning to take part in these therapeutic activities. Sensory processing disorders have signiﬁ cant impact on the functioning of a child. The study was conducted to answer the question of whether and how co-existing diseases and disorders can affect the process of diagnosis and therapy in the ﬁ eld of sensory processing disorders. The study included a group of children reported to diagnosis for sensory integration disorders at the Center for Sensory Integration Disorders and Rehabilitation in Lublin between 2012-2014. All subjects lived in the Lublin Voivodeship. We analyzed records of 40 children aged 2 years 6 months to 9 years 8 months, for whom the diagnosis was carried out in the direction of sensory processing disorders, and their diagnosis indicated a sensory integration dysfunction. At the time of beginning therapy, on the basis of interviews conducted with parents/legal guardians, co-existing diseases or disorders related to 37% of those undergoing therapy. Additional tests and consultations, conducted already in the course of therapy, showed co-existing disorders or diseases for a larger group of children - data collected during the 6-month period from the beginning of treatment showed that 65% of children required care of a specialist clinic. The largest group were children who required additional orthoptic therapy. Knowledge of co-existing diseases and disorders is a condition making the therapy safe and effective. Cite this article as: Zdzienicka-Chyła A.M. The occurrence and significance of coexisting diseases and disorders in the process of diagnosis and treatment of sensory integration disorders – preliminary reports. Med Rehabil 2016; 20(2): 20-24.

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STUDI KASUS PADA ANAK DENGAN REGULATORY SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER DI KLINIK TUMBUH KEMBANG X

Jurnal Muara Ilmu Sosial, Humaniora, dan Seni ◽

10.24912/jmishumsen.v3i2.3873 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 367

Author(s):

Sila Paramita ◽

Naomi Soetikno ◽

Florencia Irena

Keyword(s):

Sensory Processing ◽

Sensory Integration ◽

Sensory Information ◽

Sensory Receptor ◽

Behavioral Characteristics ◽

Sensory Processing Disorder ◽

Case Study Method ◽

Sensory Processing Disorders ◽

The Brain

Perkembangan sensori merupakan perkembangan penting bagi individu. Sejak lahir, individu mulai memproses informasi sensori yang diperoleh dari lingkungan. Setiap informasi yang diterima sensori individu akan diintegrasikan dan diolah di otak sehingga menampilkan respons perilaku adaptif. Integrasi sensori dapat membantu individu untuk menguasai kemampuan dasar, seperti bahasa, pengendalian emosi, dan kemampuan berhitung. Masalah dalam integrasi sensori berkaitan dengan masalah dalam pemrosesan informasi sensori yang dikenal sebagai Regulatory Sensory Processing Disorder (RSPD). Ketika individu mengalami masalah dalam pemrosesan informasi sensori, maka individu akan mengalami hambatan baik dalam keberfungsiannya sehari-hari maupun perkembangannya. Masalah sensori dapat dikenali sejak dini melalui karakteristik perilaku yang ditampilkan anak. Oleh sebab itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran perilaku anak dengan Regulatory Sensory Processing Disorder. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Partisipan dalam penelitian ini berjumlah satu orang yang merupakan pasien anak pada Klinik Tumbuh Kembang X. Metode pengambilan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara, dan asesmen psikologi. Ada pun sumber informasi diperoleh langsung melalui partisipan, orangtua, dan terapis. Untuk mengetahui gambaran fungsi sensori pada partisipan, peneliti menggunakan daftar observasi wawancara yang tertera pada ICDL-DMIC (2005). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa partisipan yang terlibat dalam penelitian ini mengalami gangguan pemrosesan sensori dengan tipe sensory-seeking. Partisipan penelitian menampilkan perilaku yang sangat aktif bergerak dan kesulitan memberikan atensi pada tugas yang diberikan. Hal tersebut berdampak pada performa akademis dan interaksi sosial yang dimiliki. Sensory development is an important development for individuals. From birth, individuals begin to process sensory information obtained from the environment. Every information received by an individual sensory receptor will be integrated and processed in the brain so that it displays an adaptive behavioral response. Sensory integration can help individuals to master basic abilities, such as language, emotional control, and numeracy skills. Problems in sensory integration are related to problems in processing sensory information known as Regulatory Sensory Processing Disorder (RSPD). When individuals experience problems in processing sensory information, individuals will experience obstacles both in their daily functioning and development. Sensory problems can be recognized early on through the behavioral characteristics displayed by children. Therefore, this study aims to describe the behaviour of children with Regulatory Sensory Processing Disorder. This research is a qualitative research with case study method. The sole participant in this study is a pediatric patient in the Growth and Development Clinic X. Data collection used observation, interviews, and psychological assessment. Information was also obtained directly through participants, parents, and therapists. To find out the description of sensory functions in participants, researchers used the interview observation list listed in ICDL-DMIC (2005). The results showed that the participants involved in this study experienced sensory-seeking type sensory processing disorders. Participant displayed very active behavior and difficulty in attending to the tasks assigned. This has an impact on academic performance and social interactions.

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The role of sensory integration therapist in the self-rehabilitation of a child with sensory processing disorders

Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska sectio J – Paedagogia-Psychologia ◽

10.17951/j.2014.27.2.41 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 41

Author(s):

Magdalena Wójcik

Keyword(s):

Sensory Processing ◽

Sensory Integration ◽

The Self ◽

Sensory Processing Disorders

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Evaluating Sensory Integration/Sensory Processing Treatment: Issues and Analysis

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience ◽

10.3389/fnint.2020.556660 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

Author(s):

Stephen Camarata ◽

Lucy Jane Miller ◽

Mark T. Wallace

Keyword(s):

Multisensory Integration ◽

Sensory Processing ◽

Sensory Integration ◽

Behavioral Interventions ◽

Verbal Interactions ◽

Sensory Integration Dysfunction ◽

Processing Treatment ◽

Primary Focus ◽

Theories Of Change ◽

Core Symptoms

For more than 50 years, “Sensory Integration” has been a theoretical framework for diagnosing and treating disabilities in children under the umbrella of “sensory integration dysfunction” (SID). More recently, the approach has been reframed as “the dimensions of sensory processing” or SPD in place of SID, so the review herein describes this collective framework as sensory integration/sensory processing treatment (SI/SP-T) for ASD. This review is not focused on diagnosis of SI/SPD. Broadly, the SI/SPD intervention approach views a plethora of disabilities such as ADHD, ASD, and disruptive behavior as being exacerbated by difficulties in modulating and integrating sensory input with a primary focus on contributions from tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular systems which are hypothesized to contribute to core symptoms of the conditions (e.g., ASD). SI/SP intervention procedures include sensory protocols designed to enhance tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular experiences. SI/SP-T procedures utilize equipment (e.g., lycra swings, balance beams, climbing walls, and trampolines), specific devices (e.g., weighted vests, sensory brushes) and activities (e.g., placing hands in messy substances such as shaving cream, sequenced movements) hypothesized to enhance sensory integration and sensory processing. The approach is reviewed herein to provide a framework for testing SI/SP-T using widely accepted clinical trials and event coding methods used in applied behavior analysis (ABA) and other behavioral interventions. Also, a related but distinct neuroscientific paradigm, multisensory integration, is presented as an independent test of whether SI/SP-T differentially impacts sensory integration and/or multisensory integration. Finally, because SI/SP-T activities include many incidental behavioral events that are known as developmental facilitators (e.g., contingent verbal models/recasts during verbal interactions), there is a compelling need to control for confounds to study the unique impact of sensory-based interventions. Note that SI/SP-T includes very specific and identifiable procedures and materials, so it is reasonable to expect high treatment fidelity when testing the approach. A patient case is presented that illustrates this confound with a known facilitator (recast intervention) and a method for controlling potential confounds in order to conduct unbiased studies of the effects of SI/SP-T approaches that accurately represent SI/SP-T theories of change.

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LOGOPEDIA SENSORYCZNA JAKO WSPARCIE ROZWOJU MOWY DZIECKA. STUDIUM INDYWIDUALNEGO PRZYPADKU

Student Niepełnosprawny. Szkice i rozprawy ◽

10.34739/sn.2021.21.08 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Małgorzata Serzysko-Zdanowska

Keyword(s):

Motor Skills ◽

Sensory Processing ◽

Cognitive Functions ◽

Sensory Integration ◽

Speech Disorders ◽

Speech Development ◽

Sensory Integration Therapy ◽

Therapeutic Activities

The aim of this study is to present the connections between speech disorders and sensory integration processing and disorders in children’s functioning and suggestions of therapeutic activities. Sensory processing dysfunctions may affect the development of cognitive functions and speech. In this study I would like to emphasize the effectiveness of elements of the sensory integration therapy. Multisensory methods influence the sense of balance. They also shape the child's motor skills, coordination, the ability to plan, and communicate at the same time, stimulating communication and general speech development.

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Pilot study: Sensory integration processing disorders in children with optic nerve hypoplasia spectrum

British Journal of Visual Impairment ◽

10.1177/0264619617730859 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 5-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jagjeet Jutley-Neilson ◽

Gillian Greville-Harris ◽

Jeremy Kirk

Keyword(s):

Optic Nerve ◽

Sensory Processing ◽

Sensory Integration ◽

Sensory Profile ◽

Optic Nerve Hypoplasia ◽

Adaptive Behaviour ◽

The Social ◽

Sensory Integration Dysfunction ◽

Spectrum Condition ◽

Assessment And Monitoring

This study aimed to explore the sensory processing profiles of children with the spectrum of optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH). Caregivers completed the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), and the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale (VABS) interview. The study demonstrated that children with ONH present with sensory integration dysfunction (SID), in their intact senses, and that autistic spectrum condition (ASC) was the best predictor of SID, rather than visual loss, or level of intellectual disability in these children. The results indicate that assessment and monitoring of SID in children with ONH is crucial.

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Role of exosomes in diagnosis and therapy of prostate cancer

I P Pavlov Russian Medical Biological Herald ◽

10.23888/pavlovj2020283399-405 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 399-405

Author(s):

Fabrizio Fontana ◽

Olga A. Babenko

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Cancer Cells ◽

Tumor Cells ◽

Biological Fluids ◽

Diagnosis And Treatment ◽

Diagnosis And Therapy ◽

The Future ◽

Important Direction ◽

Potential Biomarkers

Aim of this letter is to attract the attention of journal readers to the study of exosomes as an important direction in the development of Oncology, in particular, in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Exosomes are produced by tumor cells and regulate proliferation, metastasis, and the development of chemoresistance. Their extraction from biological fluids allows further use of these vesicles as potential biomarkers of prostate cancer. In the future, exosomes can be successfully used in the delivery of drugs and other anti-tumor substances to cancer cells.

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Exploring persistent complaints of imbalance after mTBI: Oculomotor, peripheral vestibular and central sensory integration function

Journal of Vestibular Research ◽

10.3233/ves-201590 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Kody R. Campbell ◽

Lucy Parrington ◽

Robert J. Peterka ◽

Douglas N. Martini ◽

Timothy E. Hullar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Sensory Integration ◽

Balance Control ◽

Vestibular Function ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Subjective Symptoms ◽

Central Function ◽

Validated Questionnaires ◽

Sensory Integration Dysfunction

BACKGROUND: Little is known on the peripheral and central sensory contributions to persistent dizziness and imbalance following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). OBJECTIVE: To identify peripheral vestibular, central integrative, and oculomotor causes for chronic symptoms following mTBI. METHODS: Individuals with chronic mTBI symptoms and healthy controls (HC) completed a battery of oculomotor, peripheral vestibular and instrumented posturography evaluations and rated subjective symptoms on validated questionnaires. We defined abnormal oculomotor, peripheral vestibular, and central sensory integration for balance measures among mTBI participants as falling outside a 10-percentile cutoff determined from HC data. A X-squared test associated the proportion of normal and abnormal responses in each group. Partial Spearman’s rank correlations evaluated the relationships between chronic symptoms and measures of oculomotor, peripheral vestibular, and central function for balance control. RESULTS: The mTBI group (n = 58) had more abnormal measures of central sensory integration for balance than the HC (n = 61) group (mTBI: 41% –61%; HC: 10%, p’s < 0.001), but no differences on oculomotor and peripheral vestibular function (p > 0.113). Symptom severities were negatively correlated with central sensory integration for balance scores (p’s < 0.048). CONCLUSIONS: Ongoing balance complaints in people with chronic mTBI are explained more by central sensory integration dysfunction rather than peripheral vestibular or oculomotor dysfunction.

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