Deck 2: Sensory Integration in Everyday Life

Question 1

Sensory integrative (SI) characteristics can have a lifelong influence on an individual's leisure and work occupations.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Sensory integrative (SI) characteristics of the infant and the parent may impact attachment and engagement in co-occupations.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Research shows that most sensory integrative (SI) disorders are resolved by adulthood, having little influence on occupation and activity choices after childhood.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Praxis difficulties in early childhood may place a child at risk for later academic problems.

Question 5

Which type of sensory integrative (SI) disorder has been most associated with poor sleep in children?

A)Somatodyspraxia
B)Vestibular Bilateral Integration and Sequencing (VBIS)
C)Sensory under-responsivity
D)Sensory over-responsivity

Question 6

Which of the following BEST describes a "top down" approach to assessment of a child with dyspraxia and poor handwriting?

A)Interviewing the client and asking what he or she wants to be able to do better
B)Having parents complete a sensory-based questionnaire such as the Sensory Processing Measure
C)Assessing the child using an age-appropriate test of motor coordination
D)Using the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT)to objectively measure the child's praxis abilities

Question 7

In which of the following scenarios would an Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI) approach to intervention be appropriate?

A)An occupational therapist wants to alter aspects of the environment to support a child's engagement.
B)A child lacks specific social skills which could best be addressed in a therapist-led group setting.
C)An occupational therapist believes that improvement in sensory integrative (SI)abilities will enhance a child's participation in meaningful occupations.
D)A child has a high activity level and his or her parents are looking for community-based enrichment programs for after school.