[Book Description]

Antia C. Bundy, Shelly J. Lane, and Elizabeth A. Murray bave assembled contributions from renowned scholars and OT practitioners to provide the most authoritative information on the theory, assessment, intervention, and research related to sensory integrative dysfunction. This updated version of the first edition text has been rewritten to be more user-friendly while further exploring the research first pioneered by the late Dr. A. jean Ayres and incorporating many new case studies.


[Contents]

Part Ⅰ. Theoretical Constructs
1. Sensory Integration: A. Jean Ayres' Theory Revisited
2. Structure and Function of the Sensory Systems
3. Disorders of Praxis
4. Sensory Modulation
5. Visual-Spatial Abilities
6. Central Auditory Processing Disorders

Part Ⅱ. Assessment and Intervention
7. Assessing Sensory Integrative Dysfunction
8. Interpreting Test Scores and Observations: A Case Example
9. The Process of Planning and Implementing Intervention
10. Play Theory and Sensory Integration
11. Orchestrating Intervention: The Art of Practice
12. Creating Direct Intervention from Theory
13. Using Sensory Integration Theory in Schools: Sensory Integration and Consultation
14. Alternative and Complementary Programs for Intervention
15. Integrating Sensory Integration with Other Approaches to Intervention

Part Ⅲ. Focus on Research and Occupation
16. Advances in Sensory Integration Research
17. Sensory Integration and Occupation

Appendix A. Use of Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy: The STEP-SI Model of Intervention of Sensory Modulation Dysfunction
Appendix B. Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests

Glossary
Index