Sensory Based Problem Behaviors and Suggested Interventions

School based occupational and physical therapists play a key role in suggesting therapeutic interventions for students with sensory based behaviors.  It is our job to educate teachers, parents and students as to why a child's behaviors may be sensory based and what sensory strategies can be used to help that child better navigate the educational environment.

Typical Classroom Sensory-Based Problem Behaviors & Suggested Therapeutic Interventions by Illeana McCaigue, OTR offers many suggestions for therapeutic interventions for 12 different problem behavior categories. The classroom sensory based problem behaviors include the following:

1. Sitting/Poor Work Tolerance


2. Vision/Attention Related


3. Oral/Facial Related


4. Visual Sensitivities


5. Tactile/Proprioceptive/Personal Space Issues


6. Self-Injurious Behaviors


7. Gut Reactions Due to Perceived Stress/Anxiety


8. Difficulty Staying with the Group


9. Delayed Immature/Inefficient Grasp Pattern


10. Visual/Proprioceptive Sensory Seeking Wrist/ Hands


11. Difficulty with Positioning/ Lower Extremity Awareness


12. Oral Motor/ Self-Feeding Issues

This electronic book will help new and seasoned therapists determine what problem behavior the child may be displaying, possible underlying causes and sensory strategy solutions to address the behavior.

Find out more about Typical Classroom Sensory-Based Problem Behaviors & Suggested Therapeutic Interventions by Illeana McCaigue, OTR   and download a sample page at http://yourtherapysource.com/mccaigue.html

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