January
26,
2010











































































































































Volume
I
Issue
#3




Sensory
Solutions,
Inc.

News
and
Tips


Your
one
stop
shop
for
sensory
processing
information


What
is
vestibular
processing,
and

how
can
I
help?

Info
and
tips
on
how
to
address
the
vestibular
sense

and
improve
its
processing.



Everyone
knows
that
we
have
 gets
information
from
and
sends
 processing
can
be
improved
with
the

five
senses:
sight,
taste,
smell,
touch,
 information
to
all
parts
of
the
brain.

 proper
treatment.



and
hearing,
but
we
actually
have
 When
there
is
a
dysfunction
of
 If
you
and
your
therapist

seven.

The
two
other
senses
are
 vestibular
processing,
it
can
affect
 address
your
child’s
vestibular
system,

proprioception
and
our
vestibular
 many
areas
of
development.
 you
can
expect
to
see
improvements

sense.

Today
we
will
focus
on
the
 Symptoms
of
a
dysfunctional
 in
other
areas
as
well
due
to
all
the

vestibular
sense.
 vestibular
system:

hypersensitivity
to
 connections
these
systems
share.


The
sensors
for
the
vestibular
 movement,
low
muscle
tone,
 After
vestibular
input,
I
have
seen

sense
are
located
in
the
semicircular
 constantly
seeking
movement,
poor
 children
speak
more
clearly,
and
have

canals
of
your
inner
ear.

These
 coordination,
or
low
self‐esteem.

 better
attention
to
tabletop
activities.

sensors
give
information
to
your
brain
 Because
it
is
so
inter‐connected,
a
 One
step
better
would
be
to

about
where
your
head
is
in
space,
 weakness
in
vestibular
processing
can
 seek
out
multi‐sensory
interventions.


the
pull
of
gravity,
and
acceleration.

 affect
auditory
processing
and
visual
 These
types
of
interventions
would

This
information
is
used
to
keep
us
 processing.

This
auditory,
visual,
 not
address
one
sense
at
a
time,
but

aware
of
how
gravity
is
pulling
on
our
 vestibular
triad
is
extremely
important
 give
input
to
multiple
senses

body
(i.e.
which
way
is
up)
and
it
then
 to
development
and
learning.


 simultaneously.

These
treatments
are

coordinates
with
our
vision
to
 If
you
suspect
that
your
child
 more
successful
in
a
shorter
period
of

produce
something
called
the
 has
poor
vestibular
processing,
talk
to
 time
because
instead
of
waiting
for

vestibulo‐occular
reflex.

These
two
 your
Occupational
Therapist
to
see
 the
vestibular
system
to
make

parts
of
the
vestibular
system
allow
us
 how
to
address
and
promote
 connections
to
these
other
senses,
the

to
use
our
vision
functionally
and
help
 vestibular
functioning.

The
wonderful
 other
senses
are
getting
their
own

your
body
to
maintain
an
upright
 thing
about
sensory
processing
is
that
 input
and
being
forced
to
integrate

posture.


 it
is
flexible
and
changeable
 together
and
make
new
neural

The
vestibular
system
is
the
 throughout
life.

We
never
stop
 connections.

most
primitive
sense.

It
is
functioning
 integrating
our
senses.

Barring
a

at
7
weeks
of
gestation.

This
system
 structural
impairment,
sensory


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