Autism/Asperger's Syndrome
What is autism?
Autism is a developmental disability that affects the way a person is able to process
information. This affects your child’s ability to:
- Understand and use language to communicate
- Interact socially
- Understand and respond to activities and objects in the environment
- Respond to sensory stimuli. For example, a child may be scared of loud noises or only eat certain foods and wear certain clothing
- Learn
What approach does Kids Matters Occupational Therapy offer for autism?
Full assessment of child's individual differences in Sensory processing, learning, motor skills, play, organisation and planning etc.
Sensory Integration Based treatments for any sensory processing issues.
- DIR/Floor-time based treatements for deficits in the functional emotional developmental levels
- Regulation
- Engagement
- Shared Attention and interest in the world
- Symbolic play / Imagination
- Bridging and sequencing ideas
- Problem-solving
Sensory Connections website >
Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders website >