| Over the years it has become better understood | | | | may be a problem. |
| how different wiring can contribute to conditions | | | | Fortunately whole system around these problems |
| like Autism. As far back as 1998, if not farther, | | | | has been developed. This system is composed of |
| people were talking about brains with faulty wiring. | | | | activities parents can easily do on a regular basis. |
| Through the research and understanding | | | | The activities can be taught to friends, |
| developed over the years faulty wiring has | | | | grandparents, and other relatives as well. This |
| become understood as different wiring. | | | | system is called Sensory Integration. |
| What is frustrating to parents is the fact that our | | | | Well meaning professionals tell parents to employ |
| children look the same as other children. It is not | | | | firmer discipline with their child. They tell parents |
| until our children react to a situation that we | | | | to maintain a stricter schedule or keep a better |
| realize something is dramatically different. There | | | | handle on their diet or television watching. All of |
| are also the children with Autism who are only | | | | these ideas and more are beneficial to many |
| affected a little and do not have that dramatic | | | | children. The parent of a child with an Autism |
| response. In some ways they are more difficult | | | | Spectrum Disorder (ASD) knows there must be |
| to deal with. | | | | more. |
| Children with Autism may respond to the typical | | | | Although all of these things and then some more |
| everyday sights and sounds with pain and | | | | may easily help a typical child, they do not gain a |
| discomfort. They may also have trouble controlling | | | | significant handle on children with ASD. The |
| large and small muscles. They may have trouble | | | | overlooked component is the physical. Sensory |
| doing different activities that children of a | | | | Integration seeks to build a structured framework |
| particular age can do easily. Skills from zipping, | | | | to start addressing the physical/brain components |
| buttoning, writing, coloring, or any other activity | | | | of raising a child with Autism. |