What is the difference between sensory integration and sensory processing?
A. Sensory integration and sensory processing are two terms that are often used interchangeably. In fact recently, Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID) is now called Sensory Processing Disorder. One way of looking at the difference between the words would be to say that sensory integration refers to the body’s organization of sensory information. For example, when something is felt with the hands the electrical impulse travels to the brain. Sensory processing is related to how the brain processes the information. They are both important components in perceiving sensory information and difficult to separate in a functional way.
