The Seven Senses If you asked someone to think about their senses, most people would name the following five: vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Often what is less familiar are the other two senses: vestibular and proprioception. The vestibular …
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Our sense of smell is extremely important in everyday life. It can impact our memories and emotions. Our brain’s ability to process the smells in our environment through receptors in our nose is called olfactory processing. There are individual differences …
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Proprioception is a sense that tells us about the position of our body parts in relation to each other, other individuals and the environment. Proprioception also communicates information about how our body parts are moving. For example, how much force …
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The Seven Senses If you asked someone to think about their senses, most people would name the following five: vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Often what is less familiar are the other two senses: vestibular and proprioception. The vestibular …
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The vestibular system (inner ear balance mechanism) helps us maintain awareness of positioning of our bodies when for example we are walking, running or riding in a vehicle. This sense is linked to other systems such as vision (eye and …
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Sensory processing for the visual system uses light, colour, shape and movement to detect information through our eyes and then the brain interprets that information. Some children can become overwhelmed based on the stimuli in the environment such as having …
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Sensory processing for taste, also known as oral sensation processing, is the way that our brain processes information from our mouth and taste buds. Some children are hyposensitive to taste and oral input and need extra stimulation in their mouth …
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Sensory processing for touch, also known as tactile processing, is the way that our brain processes information about our environment through messages from our skin. This includes light touch, pressure, vibration, temperature sensitivity and pain. With maturity and experience, children …
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Sensory processing for hearing, also known as auditory processing, is the way our brains process the things that we hear. We spend a majority of our day listening to many different sounds. For example, the sound of an alarm clock …
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Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders Introduction Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects a child’s rate and pattern of development. This neurodevelopmental disorder* is common and may affect children to varying degrees. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder have challenges with social interactions, …
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