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Resources

Below is a list of research, references, and resources we've used to learn and gather the information on this blog site.

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Sensory Processing/Integration:

  • Ayers, A.J. (2005). Sensory Integration and the Child: Understanding hidden sensory challenges. Western Psychological Services.

  • Ayres, A.J. (1977). Effect of sensory integrative therapy on the coordination of children with choreoathetoid movements. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 31(5): 291–293.

  • Case-Smith, J. (2001). Occupational Therapy for Children (4th ed.) St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

  • Case-Smith, J. (1998). Pediatric Occupational Therapy and Early Intervention (2nd ed.). Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann.

  • Hoehn, T.P., Baumeister, A.A. (1994). A critique of the application of sensory integration therapy to children with learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities. 27(6): 338–350.​

  • Jaegermann, N., Klein, P.S. (2010). Enhancing mothers’ interactions with toddlers who have sensory‐processing disorders. Infant Mental Health Journal. 31(3): 291-311.

  • Koenig, K.P., Rudney, S.G. (2010). Performance challenges for children and adolescents with difficulty processing and integrating sensory information: A systematic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 64(3): 430-442.

  • Polatajko, H.J., Law, M., Miller, J., Schaffer, R., Macnab, J. (1991). The effect of a sensory integration program on academic achievement, motor performance, and self-esteem in children identified as learning disabled: Results of a clinical trial. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. 11(3): 155–176.

  • Watling R.L., Dietz, J. (2007). Immediate effect of Ayres’s sensory integration-based occupational therapy intervention on children with autism spectrum disorders. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 61(5):574-83.​

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Motor Development:

  • Bishop, R. (2013). Go out and play, but mean it: Using frame analysis to explore recent news media coverage of the rediscovery of unstructured play. The Social Science Journal. 50(4): 510-520.

  • Blauw‐Hospers, C.H., Hadders‐Algra, M. (2005). A systematic review of the effects of early intervention on motor development. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 47.6: 421-432.

  • Case-Smith, J., & OBrien, J. C. (2013). Occupational therapy for children. Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby.

  • Carlon, J.A., et al. (2015). Implementing classroom physical activity breaks: Associations with student physical activity and classroom behavior. Preventative Medicine, 81, 67-72.

  • Edwards, S.L., Sarwark, J.F. (2005). Infant and Child Motor Development. Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. 434: 33-39.

  • Fucile, S., Gisel, E.G. (2010). Sensorimotor interventions improve growth and motor function in preterm infants. Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 29.6: 359-366.

  • Ginsburg, K.R. (2007). The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong parent-child bonds. Pediatrics. 182. 

  • Kirk, M.A., Rhodes, R.E. (2011). Motor skill interventions to improve fundamental movement skills of preschoolers with developmental delay. Adapt Phys Activ Q. 28(3):210-32.

  • Mahar, M. T. (2011). Impact of short bouts of physical activity on attention-to-task in elementary school children. Preventative Medicine, 52, S60-S64.

  • Scherzer, A.L., et al. (2012). Global perspective on early diagnosis and intervention for children with developmental delays and disabilities. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 54.12: 1079-1084.

  • ​Self-care Skills. (n.d.). Retrieved August 09, 2020, from https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/specialties-conditions/pediatric-occupational-therapy/developmental-milestones/self-care-skills/

  • Stuart, A. (2012, December 02). Age-Appropriate Chores for Children: Chore Ideas and Allowances. Retrieved August 09, 2020, from https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/chores-for-children

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