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OUR LATEST NEWSLETTER
It’s that exciting time of the year again… Time for reading SAISI’s latest newsletter! The April 2023 edition is an inspiring newsletter delving into hearing loss and ASI®. We hope you enjoy it!...
SAISI ExpoSense 2025: Sensory Garden
Thank you! SAISI ExpoSense 2025: Sensory Garden Held on 21 June 2025 at Mosaic Church, Johannesburg This year's SAISI ExpoSense was a vibrant, joy-filled celebration of all things sensory, built...
Using the SAISI model of Sensory Integration and Occupational Performance for Report Writing
This is the final blog in the series about SAISI’s exciting new tool, the SAISI model of SI and Occupational performance, written by Ninette Visser. The first blog by Amy Rode provided an overview...
ExpoSense
ExpoSense - a first for many! Reflection Time On July 19, 2024, I attended and helped organise the inaugural ExpoSense, hosted by the South African Institute for Sensory Integration (SAISI) at...
The Valley Is Waiting: A Playground, A Purpose, and the Power of Anticipation
My name is Leanne, and I have been working as a community Occupational Therapist for a wonderful NPO named The Pebbles Project for the past two years (after coming from private practice) and my...
SAISI Model for therapy planning, feedback and record keeping
USING THE SAISI MODEL FOR THERAPY PLANNING, TO GIVE CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK AND FOR RECORD-KEEPING. By Marié Greyling This is the second blog in a series about SAISI’s exciting new tool; the SAISI...
Good things take time
Good things take time As a child, our family always did their Christmas shopping in a large mall. Although this is very practical and the most shops can be found within a short distance of one...
Helping Your Child Settle Into the New Year
Back-to-School Sensory Tips for Parents: Helping Your Child Settle into the New Year The back-to-school season is here—cue the excitement, the backpacks, the lunchboxes, and, let’s be honest, a...
Sensory Spaces
Sensory Spaces Blog By: Leanne Fleischmann A Sensory Spaces playground = A Sensory Integration awakening! You know, in many different instances we as humans ask about the bigger picture. We ask...
SAISI Sensory Integration and Occupational Performance Model
Exciting new Tool! Helping therapists to communicate intricate, detailed information from evaluations to parents, teachers and caregivers. As ASI®-trained OTs we have spent so much time learning and...
Understanding Sensory Integration: Tips for Grandparents
Understanding Sensory Integration: Tips for Grandparents By Stella Sims Becoming or being a grandparent is the most amazing privilege. We get to love unconditionally, we learn to play and laugh...