||Sensory Integration Disorder Sensory integration disorder or
dysfunction (SID) is a neurological disorder that results from
the brain's inability to integrate certain information received
from the body's five basic sensory systems. These sensory
systems are responsible for detecting sights, sounds, smell,
tastes, temperatures, pain, and the position and movements of
the body. The brain then forms a combined picture of this
information in order for the body to make sense of its
surroundings and react to them appropriately. The ongoing
relationship between behavior and brain functioning is called
sensory integration (SI), a theory that was first pioneered by
A. Jean Ayres, Ph.D., OTR in the 1960s. Sensory integration
disorder (SID) is treatable with occupational therapy, but some
alternative methods are emerging to complement the conventional
methods used for SID. By providing treatment at an early age,
sensory integration disorder may be managed successfully. The
ultimate goal is for the individual to be bet