Development Profile 2018-05-04T19:50:20+00:00

NeuroDevelopment Profile

Brain Performance Indicators

Sensory Processing: The sensory processing profile identifies responses to the basic sensory processing systems and their functional cognitive expression.
Auditory Processing: The items included in the auditory section measure responses to things heard. ie: distracted by noise, noises seem too loud, trouble functioning with certain noises, doesn’t hear or tunes out.
Visual Processing: This section includes items that measure responses to things seen. ie: bothered by bright light, doesn’t look directly at objects, doesn’t notice light, ignores objects, misses details.
Vestibular Processing: This section measures the child’s responses to balance and movement, IE: becomes anxious or distressed when feet leave the ground, has trouble walking on uneven surfaces, car sickness, headaches.
Touch Processing: The touch section measure the child’s responses to touch to the skin, IE: becomes irritated by shoes or socks, itchy material, doesn’t like wind blowing on their skin, doesn’t feel anything.
Oral Sensory Processing: The oral sensory section measures the responses to touch and taste stimuli to the mouth, IE:limits food preference based on texture or temperature, aversion to things in or around mouth, or puts everything in mouth, difficulty with articulation. Eating and oral aversions can be aversions to either hard and crunchy or soft and mushy textures.
Multisensory Processing: Items in this section measure the child’s response to activities that contain combined sensory experiences IE: meltdowns, seems overwhelmed in an active environment, hyperactive, or catatonic
Behavioral and Emotional Responses: The Behavioral and Emotional Responses section reflects the child’s behavioral outcomes of sensory processing.
Emotional/Social Responses: Indicates a child’s psychosocial coping strategies, IE: has fears that interfere with daily routine.
Behavioral Outcomes of Sensory Processing: Indicates the child’s ability to meet performance demands, IE: has difficulty tolerating changes in plans and expectations, difficulties in transitions.
Items Indicating Thresholds for Responses: This section includes items that indicate the child’s level of modulation, IE: jumps from one activity to another so that it interferes with play, can’t engage with play
Modulation: The Modulation section attempts to measure regulation of neural messages through facilitation or inhibition of various types of responses. Modulation is broken down into six areas of sensory modulation

Sensory Processing-Endurance/Tone: This section measures a child’s ability to sustain performance, IE: tires easily, poor endurance, breath control.

  1. Modulation to Body Position and Movement Items: in this section measure a child’s ability to move effectively, IE: takes movement or climbing risks play that compromise personal safety, or refuses to climb due to fear of place in space.
  2. Modulation of Movement Affecting Activity Level: This section measures a child’s demonstration of activeness, IE: spends most of the day in sedentary play.
  3. Modulation of Sensory Input Affecting Emotional Responses: These items measure the child’s ability to use body senses to generate emotional responses, IE: rigid, rituals, overly emotional.
  4. Modulation of Auditory Input Affecting Emotional Responses and Activity Level: Items in this section measure the child’s ability to integrate auditory stimuli and how it effect their emotional responses, IE: anxiety over loud noises, inattention due to background noise.
  5. Modulation of Visual Input Affecting Emotional Responses and Activity Levels: Items in this section measure a child’s ability to use visual cues to establish contact with others, IE: stares intensely at objects or people.