Students with autism and other developmental disabilities, may have an impaired sensory system. Sometimes one or more senses are either over or under reactive to stimulation. This is believed to be the underlying reason for such behaviors as rocking, head-banging, hand-flapping and spinning. Sensory integration techniques, such as pressure can facilitate attention and awareness. Sensory integration is an "innate neurobiological process and refers to the integration and interpretation of sensory stimulation from the environment by the brain". Sensory integration focuses primarily on three senses- tactile, vestibular and proprioceptive. These senses allow us to experience, interpret and respond to different stimuli in our environment.
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Students with autism and other developmental disabilities, may have an impaired sensory system. Sometimes one or more senses are either over or under reactive to stimulation. This is believed to be the underlying reason for such behaviors as rocking, head-banging, hand-flapping and spinning. Sensory integration techniques, such as pressure can facilitate attention and awareness. Sensory integration is an "innate neurobiological process and refers to the integration and interpretation of sensory stimulation from the environment by the brain". Sensory integration focuses primarily on three senses- tactile, vestibular and proprioceptive. These senses allow us to experience, interpret and respond to different stimuli in our environment.