5 THINGS TO

UNDERSTAND
- In our kids
1. EYE CONTACT
2. ATTENTION SPAN
3. NAMECALL RESPONSE
4. COMMAND FOLLOW
5. PAIN & DANGER AWARENESS
1. EYE CONTACT – Visual, Vestibular,
Proprioception
SENSORY DIET AREA - Visual
 Visual seeking/ defense
 Flicking eyes
 Eye blinking
 Elope/ zone out even when engaged
 Intolerance towards bright lights / colors
ACTIVITIES FOR EYE CONTACT WHEN
IN SENSORY DIET AREA
◦ Visual Breaks
◦ Visual Exposure To Different Lights, Colours, Places,
Environmental Conditions
◦ Home Environment Modification
◦ Making Closure Communication
1. EYE CONTACT
SENSORY MOTOR AREA – Visual
 Visual seeking with objects but stops when
controlled
 Diagonal vision
 Eye blinking
 Zone out when not engaged
 Intolerance towards bright lights / colors
 Sequencing pattern play
 Spinning objects
ACTIVITIES FOR EYE CONTACT WHEN
IN SENSORY MOTOR AREA
◦ Visual Breaks with counting
◦ Visual Exposure To Different Lights, Colours, Places,
Environmental Conditions
◦ Home Environment Modification
◦ Light tracking
1. EYE CONTACT
PERCEPTUAL MOTOR AREA - Visual
 Visual Deviation
 Diagonal vision/ squinting
 Irregular eyeball movements
 Zone out when not engaged
 Staring at things
 Sequencing pattern play
 Color obsession
 Coming near faces, going near objects
 Poor visual special perception
 Poor eye hand co ordination
 Poor Hand writings
 Poor letter recognition
 Searching for minute things on the floors
 Poor memory towards colors
ACTIVITIES FOR EYE CONTACT WHEN
IN PERCEPTUAL MOTOR AREA
◦ Visual PERCEPTION ACTIVITES
◦ Visual Exposure To Different Lights, Colours, Places,
Environmental Conditions
◦ Home Environment Modification
◦ Light tracking
◦ VISUAL CLOSURE
◦ Visual pause and discrimination
◦ Dark room and blind fold activities
◦ Eye tracking
◦ puzzle activities
◦ treasure hunts through visual tracks
1. EYE CONTACT – Visual, Vestibular,
Vestibular & proprioception
Proprioception
 Flicking
 Rapid eye ball movements
 Poor head movement and position controls
 Poor visual spatial awareness
 Poor environmental awareness
 Poor postural controls
2. NAMECALL RESPONSE – Auditory,
Vestibular, Proprioception
SENSORY DIET AREA - Auditory
 Complete Closure Of Ears For Sounds
 Irritation/ Shouting For Loud Sounds
 Fear For Loud Sounds
 Crying For Sounds
 AVOIDANCE OF MIXY, COOKER, GRINDER Etc
 Avoids Gender Specific Sounds
2. NAMECALL RESPONSE – Auditory,
Vestibular, Proprioception
SENSORY MOTOR AREA – Auditory
 Showing Interest For Loud Sounds Or Music
 Self Murmuring
 Self Laugh, Talk Or Singing
 Shouting
 Deviation of attention for sounds
 Low loudness when spoke
2. NAMECALL RESPONSE – Auditory,
Vestibular, Proprioception
PERCEPTUAL MOTOR AREA – Auditory
 Hitting Of Objects
 Head Tapping
 Repetition of words or sentences
 Repetition of questions
 Delayed response when asked for something
 Unable to process multiple commands
 Frequent attention deviation
 Irritation when asked for speech response
 Melodic / monotonous speech
 Poor comprehension than expression