The Tactile System | The Tactile System | The Tactile System |
Oversensitive to touch (sample behaviors) -rubs off casual touches and pushes others away to avoid closeness -dislikes messy activities (cooking, painting, using chalk, etc.) -bothered by certain types of clothing and sensitive to sock seams, shoes, tags -becomes anxious or aggressive on windy days -picky eater, avoids some textured foods, prefers same temperature food -dislikes swimming, bathing, brushing teeth or having hair cut | Underresponsive to touch -touch people and objects constantly -seems unaware of touch unless it's intense (little reaction to pain) -doesn't notice how clothes fell or if on straight -chews on inedible objects, sloppy eater, and unaware of messiness on face -inappropriately "invades" others' space -doesn't comprehend others' pain and plays too rough | Poor tactile discrimination -has trouble holding and using tools -avoids picking up certain objects -has trouble perceiving objects' physical properties (texture, shape, size, density) -without visual cues: *unable to identify what body parts have been touched *clumsy performing tasks of zipping, buttoning, unbuttoning, tying shoes *prefers standing to sitting *squirms or sits on edge of chair |
The Vestibular System | The Vestibular System | The Vestibular System |
Oversensitive to balance and movement -avoids movement -overreacts negatively and emotionally to ordinary movements -dislikes running, biking, or dancing -dislikes playground equipment (swinging,sliding, merry-go-rounds) -cautious, slow-moving, and sedentary, hesitating to take risks -doesn't like head to be inverted -uncomfortable on stairs, clings to walls or banisters -fear of falling | Underresponsive to balance and movement -craves instense fast and spinning movements (rocking,jumping, etc.) -thrill seeker -moves constantly, trouble staying seated -enjoys being upside down -poor balance, falls easily and often -bumps into objects | Poor discrimination with balance and movement -easily loses balance when climbing stairs, riding a bike, jumping or standing -moves in uncoordinated, awkward way -fidgety -loose and floppy muscle tone -tires easily -poor posture and difficulty remaining upright -confused about whether she or something else is moving -problems with directionality |
The Proprioceptive System | The Visual System | The Auditory System |
Inefficient integration of sensations coming from muscles and joints -problems with touch or balance and movement as well -poor sense of body awareness -stiff, uncoordinated, and clumsy, falling and tripping frequently -lean, bump or crash against objects and people -unable to do ordinary, familiar things without looking, such as getting dressed -manipulates objects or tools so hard that they break -pulls and twist clothing, or chews on sleeves or collars -has difficulty going up or down stairs -chews hard on things -handles toys roughly-lots of banging and breaking -stamps feet or bangs with hands -plays too roughly | Visual dysfunction -shield eyes to screen out sights, close or cover one or squint -complains about seeing double -difficulty shifting gaze from one object to another -confuse likenesses and differences in pictures, words, symbols, and objects -omit words or numbers and loses places while reading and writing -difficulty with fine motor tasks | -Covers ears or screams with sudden loud noises (ex. vacuum, toilet flushing) -Has difficulty locating sound -Enjoys constantly making sounds (ex. Humming) -Is constantly distracted by background sounds (fluorescent lights humming) -Prefers music very loud |
