Although everyone processes sensory information, we interpret sensory information differently from one another. Someone dragging their fingers across a chalkboard or certain food textures may bother one person, but not another. When the way a person interprets or processes information from their senses interferes with learning and daily routines, it is considered Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID) or Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). Independent studies show that Sensory Integration Dysfunction can be found in up to 70% of children who are considered learning disabled by schools. But most go undiagnosed. A parent of a child with special needs, Girard Sagmiller, interviews occupational therapist Lisa Berry, who helps teach what sensory integration is, how to spot it, when and how it can interfere with learning, what you can do at home and school to help an affected child, and provides general tips and activities for sensory integration therapy
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