Let's continue my article about our senses.
I would like to examine especially the first 3 senses in the sensory pyramid. Because without our basic senses, other senses in the developmental stages cannot be completed in a healthy way.
1- Vestibular sensory system:
It is the sense of movement. It is located in the inner ear. It provides the current relationship of our head and body with the earth's surface. It sends signals from the neck and eyes to the central nervous system to process sensory messages and therefore adjusts muscle tone so that we can move smoothly and effectively. For the perception of gravity, the vestibular system must develop. It gives the ability to move against resistance, against gravity. Ability to move; It is a tool that allows us to show what we know, it shows this with the upright posture of our body. An individual who knows and uses his body well develops the sense of 'I'. Without the sense of I, the sense of 'YOU' does not develop, that is, empathy does not develop. Therefore, for the ability to empathize, the vestibular sensory system must first develop.
Children with an overly sensitive vestibular sensory system generally show upright posture disorders. It is late for them to sit, crawl and walk. They often fall, do not show active movements in the playground, are afraid of heights. The vestibular systems of children with motion sickness are extremely sensitive. They are generally slow, cautious individuals who want to keep their feet on the ground at all times; objects and people moving around them frighten them.
Conversely, those whose vestibular sensory system is less sensitive are mobile, restless, climbing, jumping, active in the playground. They are children who are active and not afraid of danger. They are generally careless, disorganized, and impulsive individuals.
How can we understand children with a non-functional vestibular sensory system?
- They do not like activities such as swinging, turning, sliding, or vice versa. They are fidgety.
- They are always cautious, they like to sit, or on the contrary, they find it difficult to sit and they constantly want to move.
- They want to hold the hand of a trusted adult, they do not want to leave their mother's side. >
- He is always afraid even if there is no real danger, or conversely, he takes risks even in dangerous situations, is courageous, and always acts alert.
- They tend to keep their legs in a 'W' shape when sitting on the floor.
- As a baby, they do not like to crawl and do not like to lie prone.
- Their muscles are weak, they get tired easily and they generally want to be carried in their arms.
- They are clumsy when holding a pencil or cutting with scissors because their hand muscles are weak.
- They have difficulty maintaining attention and focusing on the task.
- They cannot complete the instructions given because they cannot maintain their attention.
- He constantly loses his belongings and is forgetful.
- He cannot control himself, he cannot stop and think.
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