What Is The Difference Between Adhd And Sensory Integration Dysfunction?

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A Sensory Integration Approach to Helping Hyperactive Kids

I am going to give you a profile of a child and you can tell me if this sounds familiar:

 

This child does not need a lot of sleep and often times wakes up wired and ready to go.  This child is sometimes literally bouncing off of the walls engaged in constant activity.  Even while sitting, they are moving by popping up and down in their chair or kicking their legs.  This child bumps into people and cannot stop touching people or objects in his environment.  If this child is in a large room...

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Sensory Integration Techniques It is believed by many special educators and developmental therapists that children who have disorders such as ADHD or autism may also have what is called Sensory Integration Dysfunction (sometimes also called...