Possible Signs of Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Children usually display more than one of the following characteristics:
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1. Overly sensitive to touch, movement, sight, or sounds
2. Easily distracted/ poor attention 3. Activity level that is unusually high or low 4. Inability to "unwind" or calm self down (self-regulation) 5. Under-reactive to touch, movement or sounds 6. Social/ emotional problems |
7. Clumsy or uncoordinated
8. Picky eater 9. Oral sensitivity 10. Does not tolerate teeth being brushed 11. Oral motor (excessive drooling) 12. Low tone 13. Walks on toes |
Imitating/ Copying Shapes
Children who have difficulty imitating/coping shapes may need occupational therapy. The following are age appropriate fine motor skills:
2 years: draws a vertical and horizontal line
3 years: copies a circle 4 years: draws a cross
4 years: draws a square
5 years: copies a triangle
6 years: copies a diamond
3 years: copies a circle 4 years: draws a cross
4 years: draws a square
5 years: copies a triangle
6 years: copies a diamond
Fine Motor/ Visual Perceptual Skills
1. Difficulty with puzzles
2. Children over the age of four who have not established a hand dominance
3. Trouble manipulating scissors (at 2-3 years of age, a child should be able to hold scissors and make snips)
4. Difficulty with their grasp on writing utensils. At 3 years of age a child should be utilizing a tripod grasp
5. Stringing beads is difficult - at 3 years of age a child should string medium size beads
6. Dressing skills are delayed - by age 3 a child should be attempting buttons
2. Children over the age of four who have not established a hand dominance
3. Trouble manipulating scissors (at 2-3 years of age, a child should be able to hold scissors and make snips)
4. Difficulty with their grasp on writing utensils. At 3 years of age a child should be utilizing a tripod grasp
5. Stringing beads is difficult - at 3 years of age a child should string medium size beads
6. Dressing skills are delayed - by age 3 a child should be attempting buttons