Sensory integration

The sensory integration paradigm aims to stimulate the senses, monitor their state and dynamics, and integrate them into a person’s action system. This promotes the development of higher mental functions such as language, reasoning, concept representation, and symbolic marking. Therapy includes activities that stimulate the sensory systems: hearing, touch, vestibular system, proprioception, and vision. The activities use a variety of balls, swings, brushes, and other specially designed therapeutic and recreational equipment.

Sensory integration is a subconscious process to elicit appropriate responses to stimuli. It is the basis for social behavior and academic learning. Sensory integration enables us to act and react to situations in a targeted way and to interact effectively with our environment. It is essential for the ability to maintain attention, coordinate movements, and make sense of our bodies and the outside world.