Sensory Integration Deficiency Disorder – More Than Just a Myth
Sensory Integration Deficiency Syndrome, Sensory Integration Disability Disorder, Sensory Issues…Yeah, there are many names for this disorder, and it seems like they’re all long and difficult to pronounce. If you’ve been diagnosed as having this disorder chances are you were diagnosed by an occupational therapist. Hit it on the head, huh? Well, here’s why…
An occupational therapist named Anna Jean Ayres was the first one to popularize the idea of a disorder that interferes with the normal brain function of sensory integration. She was by no means the first one to research it, but she was one of the first to publish her findings.
That was in 1989. Today there is still a lot about Sensory Integration Disorder Syndrome that still isn’t known. Sorry to change names again, but there a lot of names to choose from.
Most doctors that have actually heard of this disorder don’t really know much about it though. Many who do believe it is nothing more than the side-effects of people with autism, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity disorder, and several other developmental or neurological disorders. It’s hard for someone with sensory issues to be taken seriously. Read more…
