Terminology Tuesday

Nov 13, 2007 | SID, Terminology

For the first TT, we’re going to cover SID – Sensory Integration Dysfunction (also commonly called Sensory Processing Disorder).

Definition of SID:
A neurological disorder causing difficulties with processing information from the five classic senses (vision, auditory, touch, olfaction, and taste), the sense of movement (vestibular system), and/or the positional sense (proprioception).

The layman’s definition: Difficulty processing sensory input.

SID can be a standalone disorder, or it can be symptomatic of other disorders (such as forms of PDD, Tourettes, or even dyslexia).

SID is usually diagnosed by an Occupational Therapist.

Sarah

1 Comment

  1. andria

    My son was tested for that at age 3. At 6 he was diagnosed with ADD, but he does have many characteristics of SID.

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