Возможно, сенсорная интеграция — это наиболее сложный для понимания аспект аутизма, но, по всей видимости, именно он является определяющим. Обучающая информация как общего познавательного, так и социального характера не может пройти через барьеры, которые ребенок выставляет перед собой, защищаясь от мира, состоящего из мешанины звуков, ослепляющего света, назойливого зловония и физических трудностей, возникающих при ориентировании. Ребенок не может справиться с таким множеством входящих сигналов, и он часто оказывается перегруженным, чувствует себя выбитым из колеи и дезориентированным.
And the child, stunned and blinded by thesetouch »acid rain,» we demand »pay attention», »behave», to engage, to adhere to the generally accepted rules of behavior, which is a perfect mystery to him. We also require communication, even if the child is not able to it, he does not have the vocabulary, and may not even be necessary motor skills are formed. Neglecting the sensory problems of the child, you will never even realize about the opportunities that it laid. The fact that the child is not able to perceive sensory information - this is the basis of his problems.
Imagine yourself in the coolest Americanrollercoaster, full of unexpected turns; if you do not enjoy such entertainment, the example will be even more revealing. Disneyland - a great place to spend a vacation, but for how long you will be able to perform daily work, sitting comfortably in a trailer next dizzying ride? Can you lead a meeting, conduct a lesson to the class, to be nice and polite during friendly get-togethers, write letters, and clean up the house, while you non-stop dizzy, everywhere they heard the screams, the wind hit in the face, everything suddenly fails, then abruptly changes direction, the hair crawl into your mouth, and the teeth crunching sand? All this we can agree as a rare entertainment, but it is unlikely you are willing to spend in this state for more than three minutes. Most children with autism can not get away with this attraction, they live 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This is not fun, it is a tragedy!
We all tend to look for the most simplesolutions. The layman is difficult to understand what is sensory integration. It applies to everything we do or try to do. Therefore, it is the first outpost of autism, to which we must direct our efforts. I'm surprised to hear that the sensory integrative therapy is sometimes regarded as an elective or as something that you can »try» after everything else has been tried. Such an attitude to the problem reminds me of the search in darkness. Even more strange, when they say that to deal with these difficulties can not be that »all that is in their heads.»
Of course, it's in their heads, where else? Even aware of the scale of the problem, you may have difficulty in recognizing the manifestations of sensory overload. For example, a hand pressed to the ears - clear and obvious sign. Less obvious, but no less compelling are the behavioral issues that called stimulations: rocking, chewing, waving his hands, rubbing his hands, incoherent speech and other repetitive actions. Apparently, unexplained aspects of behavior, such as aggression, refusal to accept others, clumsiness, excessive or, conversely, understated response to pain are based on sensory reasons. In cases of extreme behavior (tantrums, complete withdrawal into itself) incentive moment may not be evident; However, at first suspected should always be sensory overload. But even armed with this knowledge, you will not immediately be able to find the causes of certain problems. We get your hands on the most important and indisputable fact -no because, as sudden and unpredictable behavior of the child, his behavior is always something due. Every time there is something that triggers this mechanism (for more details, we'll talk about this in Chapter 9). Try to identify the cause, even if the child does not speak or vocabulary is limited and it can not tell us that gives him discomfort. Even if your child - a tireless talker with Asperger's syndrome and it seems so advanced, remember that it may not be necessary or words he can not well aware of what is happening with its complex and confusing the nervous system.
Разобраться с тем, что такое сенсорная интеграция, нелегко, но по опыту я знаю, что в какой-то момент как будто загорается лампочка и все становится на свои места. Мы все знаем про основные пять чувств: зрение, слух, тактильные ощущения, обоняние и вкус. Гораздо труднее понять назначение двух других систем: вестибулярной (обеспечивает баланс тела, равновесие) и проириоцептивной (обеспечивает ощущение положения частей собственного тела относительно друг друга). Дисбаланс этих систем может привести к невыразимому и невообразимому искажению всех известных физических законов в жизни вашего ребенка.
A detailed description of the principle of operation of these systemsbeyond the scope of this book, but there was plenty of books and websites where the information is presented in a convenient and accessible form to parents over the last ten years.
Then I give a brief description of all sevenfeelings, separate dwelling on what can mean to a child with autism infringement of each of them. Doctors and teachers will help you to correctly apply this information, taking into account the individual characteristics of the child.
Important: mainly in the description herein, it is a hypersensitivity and ways to reduce it. But it is also possible and very low activity, including no response. Then you need to »wake up» and do not touch soothe
system. In this case, you will be able to help experts but development, prompting what you can do to activate the »dormant» system. We talk about the lack of sensory response in a future article. Remember that the susceptibility of some senses may be expressed over the top, while others are too weak to absorb information, and the »quality of work» Third is changing day by day.
