Sensory Integration and Babies Part I

Sensory Integration and Babies Part I

This week, the World Association of Infant Mental Health (WA-IMH) is hosting a Week of Celebrating Babies.  Infant Mental Health is a new phrase to many – so what does it mean? WA-IMH’s mission promotes education, research, and study of the effects of mental,...
Developmental Coordination Disorder and Sensory Intergration

Developmental Coordination Disorder and Sensory Intergration

What is Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)? Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by motor coordination that is below the expectations for the child’s age.1Difficulties with motor coordination are not caused...
Six myths about Sensory Integration and Autism

Six myths about Sensory Integration and Autism

With awareness of autism and appreciation of neurodiversity increasing globally, therapeutic approaches to help autistic children with those areas in which they experience participation challenges are under scrutiny now more than ever. This blog explores six myths...
The Purpose and Power of Play: Part II

The Purpose and Power of Play: Part II

Today we look at the theory of play in the second of a two-part blog post written by Stefanie Kruger, an ASI-certified therapist, long-standing board member of SAISI and lecturer. At the end of last term, we went grocery shopping to buy a few things for the weekend,...