Sensory processing: do you notice any of these signs in your child?

Little interest in playing with other children, getting frustrated easily or struggling with everyday tasks like dressing or eating may be related to sensory processing or motor development.

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Sensory integration and motor development difficulties

What it is

Understanding Sensory and motor processing

Every day the brain receives information from touch, movement, balance, sound and sight and organizes it to respond. When that processing doesn’t work well, a child may experience as a threat what others find normal—a clothing tag, the noise at recess—or, the opposite, seek stimulation all the time.

These difficulties often go hand in hand with motor challenges: clumsiness, weak hands, trouble coordinating or planning movements. A timely evaluation helps understand their needs and provide the right support from an early age.

Before you decide

Pediatric occupational therapy in Tijuana

Occupational therapy is often the least understood of children’s therapies.

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Signs

Signs worth watching for

None on its own is a diagnosis. If you recognize several and they persist, book an assessment.

Little interest in, or avoids, playing with other children
Gets frustrated easily
Struggles with everyday tasks like dressing or eating
Rejects textures, clothing, noises or haircuts
Seeks constant movement, bumps into things or falls often
Trouble holding a pencil, cutting or buttoning

How we help

A tailored plan

Our occupational therapists, trained in sensory integration, assess the sensory and motor profile and design a plan with play, obstacle courses and daily living activities. You get a “sensory diet” with routines for home and tips for the classroom.

Occupational therapy

Getting dressed, eating, holding a pencil, coping with noise or textures, playing with others: occupational therapy…

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Child neuropsychological evaluation

Before any therapy, you need to know what is going on. We do a complete assessment—with the family, the school and your…

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Social skills therapy

Saying hello, joining a game, sharing, losing without getting angry or asking for help.

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The information on this page is for guidance and does not replace a professional assessment. Every child is different: diagnosis and plan are defined after an evaluation.

FAQ

Questions about Sensory and motor processing

Is sensory processing a diagnosis?

It’s a set of difficulties described after an occupational therapy evaluation. Sometimes it appears on its own and sometimes alongside autism, ADHD or other conditions.

Is my child just very sensitive?

Some children are more sensitive without it causing problems. The red flag is when it interferes with eating, dressing, sleeping, learning or socializing.

From what age do you work with children?

From a very young age. The earlier it’s detected, the easier it is for the child to develop their own strategies.

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