What is Sensory Integration Disorder
Sensory Integration Disorder is a neurological disorder causing difficulties with processing information from the five classic senses (vision, auditory, touch, olfaction, and taste...
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Does anyone have any suggestions about how to help a 6yr old boy understand the amount of pressure or force he is using? My son doesn't put his hands on his friends to hurt them but when he does come in contact it is usually with too much force. Or if he kicks a ball on the playground it soars across it and hits someone. Again, his intentions aren't to hurt someone. We only have these issues in school and after care. I think the pressure helps organize him as well as the force and energy he exerts to kick the ball harder. School is concerned it is a safety issue, which it is, but they think it is more choice than impulse. I know my kid isn't perfect but I also know he isn't mean spirited. He does attend OT and they have done a few activities but it doesn't seem to have helped much. Does anyone else deal with the "physicalness" of SI?
Posted on 09/15/09, 10:09 am |
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We've had some problems with our 4-yr old son using too much force. Last year at preschool he kept wanting to give his friends really tight hugs, and of course it was just too much. His teachers told him it was OK to hug them but not anyone else in the room. In addition, at home we practiced hugging with him to demonstrate 'gentle hugs' vs 'bear hugs'. He finally got it, but we had to keep going over it. His OT says that the best time to teach them anything is right after their therapy session. They are more likely to learn when they are properly modulated - or whatever the term is.
Does your son also use too much force when writing with pencils or crayons? That might be something to point out to his teacher to show that he is not doing these things by choice. Good Luck. 
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