Sensory Integration Theory and Practice

The book compiles research results from well-known scientists and the experience of practicing specialists, providing the reader with comprehensive and systematic information about the theory of sensory integration, as well as diagnostics and therapy based on a sensory integration approach. This approach, developed by A. Jean Ayres and furthered by her students and colleagues - the authors of this book - offers a system for analyzing children's problems that provides a common language for a wide range of specialists: neuropsychologists and corrective educators, rehabilitation therapists and neurologists, occupational therapists and kinesiotherapists. The value of this approach lies in its focus on correcting the cause of the disorder, rather than just alleviating the symptoms caused by this cause.
The sensory integration approach proves useful when working with children with various problems: these include difficulties in mastering academic skills, challenges in communication with peers, motor awkwardness, developmental delay, ADHD, various conditions associated with organic lesions of the CNS, autism spectrum disorders, and more.
The book is intended for psychologists, educators, doctors, and other specialists, as well as parents.