Sensory Processing Disorder Paper

Sensory Processing Disorder involves a continuous interaction between the environment and the brain to perceive information through the seven senses (auditory, olfactory, tactile, visual, gustatory, proprioceptive, and vestibular) and create an appropriate response (Byrne, 2009; Katz, 2006; Miller et al., 2009; Parham & Mailloux, 2015; Walbam, 2013; Withrow, 2007 as cited in Goodman-Scott & Lambert, 2015, p. 275). This neurobiological process is critical in the first ten years of life because it is an accumulating progression from which the child’s nervous system will learn to interpret, process and respond to stimuli (as cited in Goodman-Scott & Lambert, 2015, p. 274). If the senses were to overreact, say in a crowded indoor playground, it can cause daunting and/or physically painful effects for children with auditory sensitivities (Goodman-Scott & Lambert, 2015, p. 274). Alternatively, if the vestibular system is underdeveloped in atypically maturing individuals, then they may twirl and spin to comfort themselves (Goodman-Scott & Lambert, 2015, p. 274). …show more content…
For someone who has a high threshold for sensation, they are hyposensitive or receive and process very few stimuli (Dunn, 1997, 2001; James et al., 2011; Katz, 2006; Walbam, 2013; Withrow, 2007 as cited in Goodman-Scott & Lambert, 2015, p. 275). As a result, they may portray poor social skills and unawareness of social cues which could lead to poor relationships and group participation in school and in the environment (Dunn, 1997; Kranowitz, 2005; Withrow, 2007 as cited in Goodman-Scott & Lambert, 2015, p. 275). Examples of these deficits include culturally inappropriate personal space violations and obliviousness to the teacher calling the child’s name (Dunn, 1997; Kranowitz, 2005; Withrow, 2007 as cited in Goodman-Scott & Lambert, 2015, p.