Sensory Integration Therapy
Helping the nervous system organise sensation so a child can stay calm and alert.
Suitable for ages 2 – 12 years
Overview
Sensory integration therapy uses carefully graded movement, touch, and proprioceptive input — swings, crash pads, climbing, deep pressure and tactile play — to help the brain interpret sensation more efficiently. Children who are over-responsive learn to tolerate input; children who are under-responsive learn to seek it safely.
Sessions run in a purpose-built sensory gym and are always child-directed within a therapist-designed structure. Alongside clinic work, every family receives a personalised sensory diet for home and school.
Signs your child may need this therapy
- Covers ears at ordinary sounds such as mixers, horns or hand dryers
- Distressed by clothing labels, socks seams or hair washing
- Seeks constant spinning, jumping, crashing or squeezing
- Chews on clothes, pencils or non-food items past toddlerhood
- Extreme reactions to unexpected touch in queues or assembly
- Very picky eating limited to a small set of textures
Benefits of Sensory Integration Therapy
- Calmer transitions between activities and places
- Longer tolerance for classroom seating and group settings
- Improved sleep and mealtime routines
- Fewer sensory-triggered meltdowns
- Better body awareness and safer play
- A practical sensory diet parents can run at home
Treatment process
- STEP 1
Detailed OT evaluation
A 60–75 minute session covering developmental history, sensory profile, muscle tone, coordination, hand skills and daily-living independence, using tools such as the Sensory Profile-2 and DASII/Peabody-based motor measures.
- STEP 2
Shared goal setting
We translate findings into 3–5 functional goals that matter at home and school — holding a pencil, sitting through a meal, tolerating a haircut, buttoning a shirt.
- STEP 3
Individual therapy plan
Your child receives a written plan specifying session frequency, activity progression, equipment used and the home programme that supports it.
- STEP 4
Weekly play-based sessions
45-minute one-to-one sessions in our sensory gym and fine-motor studio. Activities are graded so your child is always working just beyond their comfort zone, never past it.
- STEP 5
Parent training
The last 10 minutes of every session are for you: what we did, why, and the two or three things to practise before the next visit.
- STEP 6
Progress review
Formal re-assessment every 12 weeks with a written report, updated goals and a discharge pathway once targets are met.
FAQ
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