Sensory integrative therapy is a therapy aimed at improving the work of the nervous system, restoring and harmonizing the process of perception and assimilation of sensations received from sensory analyzers: vision, hearing, taste, smell.
A sensory room is a specially organized space with equipment for stimulating the perception systems: tactile, auditory, visual, olfactory, vestibular, proprioceptive (feeling of one’s body in space).
In sensory therapy classes, children learn to keep balance, develop coordination, dexterity, and improve the feeling of their body. The child learns to relax, overcome fears, becomes less hyperactive and less disturbing.
Exercises on various equipment contribute to the all-round development of the child:
- classes on the suspended “Log”, “Platform”, swings on three supports contribute to the development of the vestibular system and dexterity;
- exercises on balancers, balancing tracks and chairs contribute to the development of coordination and balance;
- the squeezing machine “Squeezer” affects bodily sensitivity, training of muscles and joints;
- body-hammock helps the development of proprioceptive system, reflexes, normalizes body tone;
- skate trains vestibular sensitivity, develops motor planning, etc.
With the help of game methods, our specialists create an atmosphere of trust and confidence in their own abilities for children. New sensations, skills, opportunities stimulate the development of higher mental functions and improve the child’s emotional state.
