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How Sensory Processing and Integration Can Affect
Speech and Language Development:
Sensory Integration refers to our brain's ability to organize all of the sensory information that is coming in from all the parts of the body in order to be able to act upon and use it. We all learn through our senses and as our senses work together, we are able to understand what is going on around us and respond to it. When all of our senses are working together and coordinated, we are able to function and participate in the world without even realizing the work that our brain is doing. Our communication skills rely upon these sensory experiences with the world around us and our ability to respond and adapt to them.
Our brain is constantly integrating and organizing information from each of our seven senses, including not only the well-known hearing, vision, touch, smell, and taste, but also our vestibular system (or our sense of balance and movement) and our proprioception (or sense of body awareness). Our senses work together as we continuously filter out background sights and sounds, as we feel our clothing against our bodies, feel our bodies against a chair or feel the floor beneath our feet. As they grow, children learn to develop their motor abilities, attention, cognitive processes, language, and interpersonal relationships by taking in and processing all of this sensory information at the same time. But some children have difficulties processing and tolerating sensory input, making everyday tasks at home or at school frustrating.
Thoughtful and guided exposure to positive sensory experiences can help to ensure that children learn to process and appropriately respond to sensory stimuli around them. Incorporating movement and sensory activities into therapy can keep children engaged. The activities are designed as a holistic approach that makes learning fun and can help to take the pressure off "talking." Sensory activities also readily lend themselves to language development through the use of descriptive vocabulary and concepts (think "cold!" "sticky!" "messy!" "squeeze," "pour," "pull," "through," etc.) and discussion or conversation about the activity.
Speech and Language Development:
Sensory Integration refers to our brain's ability to organize all of the sensory information that is coming in from all the parts of the body in order to be able to act upon and use it. We all learn through our senses and as our senses work together, we are able to understand what is going on around us and respond to it. When all of our senses are working together and coordinated, we are able to function and participate in the world without even realizing the work that our brain is doing. Our communication skills rely upon these sensory experiences with the world around us and our ability to respond and adapt to them.
Our brain is constantly integrating and organizing information from each of our seven senses, including not only the well-known hearing, vision, touch, smell, and taste, but also our vestibular system (or our sense of balance and movement) and our proprioception (or sense of body awareness). Our senses work together as we continuously filter out background sights and sounds, as we feel our clothing against our bodies, feel our bodies against a chair or feel the floor beneath our feet. As they grow, children learn to develop their motor abilities, attention, cognitive processes, language, and interpersonal relationships by taking in and processing all of this sensory information at the same time. But some children have difficulties processing and tolerating sensory input, making everyday tasks at home or at school frustrating.
Thoughtful and guided exposure to positive sensory experiences can help to ensure that children learn to process and appropriately respond to sensory stimuli around them. Incorporating movement and sensory activities into therapy can keep children engaged. The activities are designed as a holistic approach that makes learning fun and can help to take the pressure off "talking." Sensory activities also readily lend themselves to language development through the use of descriptive vocabulary and concepts (think "cold!" "sticky!" "messy!" "squeeze," "pour," "pull," "through," etc.) and discussion or conversation about the activity.