Are you one of those who say, "My child does not listen to anything, he is very naughty and active... I wish he would just sit down for a minute, that would be enough for me"? When you go out, you probably have a child who doesn't hold your hand and runs everywhere. Especially when you shop for groceries, you are likely to think, "I'll just grab what I want and then go." So why is your child behaving this way? Wouldn't it be nice if he listened to your words a little, sat down for a while, played his game calmly, and studied?
There may be many reasons why your child behaves like this. I will tell you about the neurological aspect. But if you read my article "Senses and Sensory Integration Disorder" before reading this article, what I say will sit better in your mind.
Our senses affect all our behaviors and perceptions throughout our lives. We hear, smell, feel and perceive everything thanks to our senses. However, somehow the senses cannot be integrated in our brain and our arousal level becomes abnormal and our behavior becomes abnormal. Since active children are less stimulated, they move more in order to be more stimulated. You may be confused, I will try to explain it better with examples. Some people may squeeze your hand tighter when shaking hands. Can't adjust its power. Or the plastic cup may not know how hard to squeeze and hold it, and the water may overflow. He swings a lot on the swing and may not feel dizzy. He/she may enjoy touching different textures a lot. People with low arousal levels cannot fully understand the sensation entering their body, which causes their behavior to be "more intense". From the outside, it seems like a child who doesn't listen to words, doesn't sit still, or hits his friend, but all the child wants is to better absorb the senses into his body and satisfy his needs.
The constantly moving child cannot sit still because he cannot understand the vestibular sense entering his body. The child, who constantly wants to be hugged and massaged and enjoys wrestling games, likes pressurized activities because he cannot understand the proprioceptive sense entering his body. Children who like more sounds and more images still have difficulty in perceiving the relevant sensation. In other words, your child does not do these constant movements on purpose, out of annoyance. He does it purely because he wants to meet his needs.
Child If you have these behaviors, your child is likely to have sensory integration disorder. It would be a good idea to get an evaluation from an Occupational Therapist without wasting time.
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