(05-06-2012, 06:54 PM)Bernadette Wrote: Hi,
When you say over-responsive, you mean she's sensory avoidant, right? The strategies for this would be different to a sensory seeking child who would more likely benefit from weighted therapy, heavy work etc.

While I agree with the rest of what you've said in your point - my OT definitely told me that specifically reacting well to deep pressure is actually a very common trait of people who are over-responsive. I'm seeking as well, but she was saying that specifically those types of propioceptive input actually has a huge amount of affect on the hypersensitive people, partially because propioception tends to be our least extreme sense.

This agrees with what I read in Sensational Children as well.