| System observed |
M`s behavior in therapy sessions during initial diagnosis |
M`s behavior during sessions after 18 months of sensory integration therapy |
| Hearing |
M`s Mother claims that her daughter listens when she wants to. |
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| Marta does not allow her hearing to be examined. |
Hearing examination succeeded. |
| Avoids places where there are other children. |
Sometimes joins group of other children. |
| Does not stop her ears when exposed to certain sounds, but cries, panics and stops her ears when confronted with sounds, words or sentences which she does not want to listen, especially when she is confronted with topics that irritate her. |
After being diagnosed with substantial hearing loss and applying hearing aids Marta does not stop her ears unconsciously in various every -day situations. |
| Produces sounds with a pipe |
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| Sings to herself |
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| Speaks to herself a lot during performing daily tasks |
Speaks to herself less frequently during performing tasks. |
| Likes toys which emit sounds, likes listening to loud music, is sensitive to certain melodies; does not like sounds generated by mowing machine, blender and dog barking. |
Tolerates environmental sounds better. |
