What is Sensory Integration (SI)?
Every day we receive a great deal of information from our senses. We use this information to organize our behavior and to successfully interact with our environment. Our brains must organize this information so that we may function in everyday situations, such as the classroom, at home. On the playground, etc. Other than the common senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing) our bodies also receive input from our vestibular system (balance and movement) and proprioceptive system (muscle and joint sense). When the process of SI is disordered, problems in learning, motor development, or behavior may be observed.
