00:12Children with autism tend to exhibit significantly different patterns of sensory processing to their peers and to children with other
00:21special education needs.
00:24Studies have shown that people with autism are slower to integrate inputs coming in from their senses, making their processing
00:34speed much slower.
00:36Children with autism lack the appropriate filters to screen out irrelevant information and this can cause meltdown as each input
00:46builds and builds without being filtered out appropriately.
00:50Sensory overload can present itself in many ways such as challenging behavior, withdrawal and complete shutdown.
01:02What is occupational therapy?
01:06Active participation in life promotes learning, self-esteem, self-confidence, independence and social interaction.
01:18In the case of autism, an occupational therapist works to develop skills for handwriting, fine motor skills and daily living
01:28skills.
01:29However, the most essential role is also to assess and target the child's sensory processing disorders.
01:38Occupational therapy intervention is proven to impact on improving the communication, interaction skills and motor skills of some of the
01:48most complex and hard-to-read children.
01:52Children are more regulated following interventions which reduce anxiety and increase these children's opportunities to thrive and achieve in the
02:05overwhelming environment in which we now live.
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