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Sensory Integration Characteristics Sensory integration problems have been noticed even in very young children with fragile X syndrome. Sensory integration has to do with how people take in and process information from all of their senses. Sensations are continuously flowing into our bodies. These include all of the inputs from our five senses, plus our awareness of our bodies in space. Sensory integration is vital to interpreting the information that confronts individuals at all times. This involves both basic survival functions, sorting out and interpreting signals to the body, and the ability to learn from the environment. Sensory motor integration involves the connection of our sensory system with motor planning and movement.
What sensory integration difficulties with arousal levels are seen in persons with fragile X syndrome? What is tactile defensiveness, and how might it affect persons with fragile X syndrome? What kinds of sensory motor problems may affect persons with fragile X syndrome? Gail Harris-Schmidt, Ph.D., CCC-SLP |
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Sensory disorders in persons with fragile X often include several interrelated areas: hyper
arousal, or paying too much attention to stimuli that most people ignore (e.g., the sound of fluorescent lights); hypo arousal, or not responding to the most important messages that are
confronting the person (e.g., the sound of the teacher's voice, rather than the sound of the humming computer, fluorescent lights, and aquarium bubbler); sensory motor integration
problems, including motor planning issues and fine motor weaknesses; and tactile defensiveness, or hypersensitivity to touch. Children and adults with fragile X syndrome may
have difficulty in many new, confusing, or loud situations because of a combination of sensory integration problems, anxiety, and attention deficit disorders.
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