| System observed |
M`s behavior in therapy sessions during initial diagnosis |
M`s behavior during sessions after 18 months of sensory integration therapy |
| Vestibular and proprioceptive system |
Constantly moving in chaotic way, she loses concentration very frequently, her movements lack purpose. |
Moves with less intensity than in the beginning of therapy, she can sit and organize play activity, she is more organized and attentive. |
| She turns around her main body axis, she excites herself with the movement. |
She turns around her main body axis very rarely. |
| She swings her body strongly. |
She does not have such a strong need to swing her body as in the beginning of therapy. The amplitude of swinging has lessened. |
| She jumps on a bed. |
She jumps on a bed less frequently, she can turn her attention to other kind of movement. |
| She does forward rolls frequently. |
She does forward rolls rarely. |
| She climbs a table. |
She does not climb a table. |
| Her reactions and movements are hard to predict. |
Her reactions, deeds and movements can be better predicted than in the beginning of therapy. |
| She is poorly aware of her body position in space |
She has better awareness of her body position in space than in the beginning of the therapy. |
| She does not pay attention to what is beneath her feet, falters frequently. |
She falters less frequently than in the beginning of therapy. |
| She holds objects very tightly. |
Her need to hold objects has diminished. |
