Sensory integration therapy (SI therapy) is designed to help children process and respond to sensory stimuli more effectively, integrating touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing in a coordinated way. It aims to improve challenges associated with autism, including behaviors like repetition or difficulty in regulating responses to stimuli. SI therapy primarily targets three senses: tactile (touch), vestibular (balance and movement), and proprioceptive (body position and movement awareness). The therapy exposes children to sensory activities in a structured, repetitive manner, gradually increasing complexity to help organize their nervous system’s responses.
This video talks about various activities that you can try with your kids that helps to engage their senses like bottle cap activity, sand activity, water sponge activity. The goal of the activities in the video is to help children perceive and respond to sensory input appropriately, reducing challenges like sensory defensiveness or confusion with textures, movements, or sounds.
