Sensory processing disorder is a neurological condition in children that can affect the way the brain processes information from the senses. Children with sensory processing disorder may be extra sensitive to or not react to sensory input, depending on how they are affected.
Signs and symptoms of sensory processing disorder :
The symptoms of having sensory processing issues may depend on the way a child processes different sensations.
Children who are easily stimulated may have hypersensitivity. This means they have an increased sensitivity to sensory inputs like light, sound, and touch. These sensations may bother them more, cause them to lose focus in the presence of too much sensory information, or cause them to act out.
Children may also experience hyposensitivity. This means they may have reduced sensitivity to sensory input. Children who are hyposensitive and experience reduced sensitivity crave interaction with the world around them. They may engage more with their surroundings to get more sensory feedback.
Types of sensory processing disorder:
- Sensory Modulation Disorder: It is a type in which the individual is under or over-responsive to sensory information.
- Sensory-Based Motor Disorder: The coordination and balance are affected.
- Sensory Discrimination Disorder: It involves difficulty in understanding the subtle characteristics of environments, objects, or people.
Causes of SPD:
- Environmental factors that can contribute to the disorder include brain or spinal cord injury.
- Birth complications such as premature birth or low birth weight and problems in the prenatal stage can cause the condition.
- It can be genetic.
- Signs can be seen among other neurological conditions.
- Congenital abnormalities.
- Can occur with autism and ADHD conditions.
Diagnosis of SPD:
There are no criteria for assessing sensory processing disorders. Doctor or therapist will make a diagnosis based on the person’s medical history, symptoms, and physical examination.
Children will focus on behaviour and how they interact with other children or objects. They may also use tests of sensory processing to detect problems. For example, sensory integration and praxis tests (SIPTs) can detect some sensory problems in children.
Medications and Treatment of sensory processing disorder:
- Sensory integration therapy, which usually involves a broad range of physical activities to regulate a person’s responses to sensory information. The therapy aims to balance sensory inputs and improve a person’s spatial awareness. A person may do a mixture of activities at home or in specially designed environments.
- The treatment may also involve cognitive behavioural therapy, which can help a person deal with the emotional aspects of their condition. Physical therapy is another option.
- There is no specific medicine for this.
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