Sensory integration dysfunction in children (Topical Term)

Work cat.: 2005005923: Emmons, Polly Godwin. Understanding sensory dysfunction, 2005.

Web MD health guide A-Z, Mar. 22, 2005 (Children with sensory integration dysfunction have difficulty processing information from the senses (touch, movement, smell, taste, vision, and hearing) and responding to that information. These children typically have one or more senses that either over- or underreact to stimulation. Sensory integration dysfunction can cause problem's with a child's development and behavior. Children with autism and other developmental disabilities often have sensory integration dysfunction. However, sensory integration dysfunction can also be associated with premature birth, brain injury, learning disorders, and other conditions.)