What is the difference between a sensory diet and SI treatment?
A sensory diet is a daily or weekly list of activities that a child can engage in during the day to help him or her maintain an optimal state of arousal. These activities can also provide greater body awareness prior to performing a skilled task. A sensory diet is developed by an SI trained therapist and can be used as an adjunct to SI treatment. A sensory diet can be implemented by parents, teachers or the children themselves. SI treatment must be implemented by an SI trained therapist and occurs within a clinical setting.
