| Sensory
Integration International |
Marie's
Sensory Integration Page
A great review of resources, parent connections, and SI activities for
children - put together by the parent of a child with sensory
dysfunction. |
Comeunity:
Sensory Integration
Excellent selection of articles on sensory integration in children. |
Comeunity:
Prematurity and Growth
Resources and articles on tactile defensiveness and feeding issues
for children born premature. |
Sensory
Integration International (SII) The Ayres Clinic
Address: Sensory Integration International,1602 Cabrillo Avenue,
Torrance, CA. 90501
Phone number: (310) 320-9986.
Sensory Integration International (SII) is an good starting point for
those interested in sensory integration issues. The Ayres Clinic follows
on the pioneering work of A. Jean Ayres in evaluation and treatment and
theory of sensory integrative dysfunction. Articles and publications are
available online or for purchase. |
| For
an excellent description of sensory integration and diagnosis, be sure
to read the FAQ |
Sensory
Integration Network
Address: The KID Foundation, 1901 West Littleton Blvd., Littleton,
CO 80120
The SI Network is the most complete online directory for sensory
integration issues. It seeks to provide parents, teachers, occupational
therapists, physicians and researchers with information to locate
sensory integration resources on the Internet.
In addition to links, two excellent articles are available at the site:
Classroom
Tips for Children with Sensory Integration Disorders (By Kari Shanks
Hall)
Home
activities for children with sensory integration problems (By Heather
Miller) |
Center for
the Study of Autism
Several useful articles on sensory integration are available on this
large website:
Interview with Lorna
Jean King, one of the pioneers of sensory integration therapy and
the Founder/Director of the Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Sensory Integration, By Cindy Hatch-Rasmussen. An occupational
therapist describes features of the three main types. |
Sensory
Integrative Dysfunction in Young Children
An excellent article by Linda C. Stephens describing sensory
integrative dysfunction in children. (Reprinted from AAHBEI News
Exchange, Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 1997.) |
The
Out of Sync Child, By Carol Stock Kranowitz
Website for the author of The Out of Sync Child. |
Nashville
SID Foundation
This new Foundation and therapeutic center in Nashville provides
several articles on the personal side of sensory integration disorder
and therapy. |
Rainbow
Kids
The article, Sensory Integration by Harriet McCarthy, is a well
written article describing an adoptive mother's experience with sensory
integration disorder and therapy for her child. |
Association
for the Neurologically Disabled of Canada (A.N.D.Canada)
An organization which provides functional rehabilitation programs to
individuals with non-progressive neurological disabilities. |
| Description
of sensory dysfunction: |
| Checklist
for sensory integration symptoms. (Editors note: some of these
symptoms on this particular checklist are related to other disabilities,
including, for example, autism and ADHD). |
American
Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Address: 1383 Piccard Drive, P.O. Box 1725, Rockville, MD 20850-0822
Phone: (301)948-9626
The website for the national association for occupational therapists. |
