What determines if there is a sensory processing difference?
An occupational therapist will utilize several tools to determine your child’s sensory involvement and plan an appropriate therapy program. There are a number of tests that may be use to determine the needs of your child. In addition, the therapist will interview parent/caregiver, and use clinical observation skills of your child in action. One formal evaluation tool that may be used by therapists, who are certified in this test, is the Sensory Integration Praxis Test (SIPT). This test is used for children four to eight years old. It gives very detailed, quantifiable information. There are a number of other tests used to evaluate children from birth on.
