Sensory Integration Inventory-User's Guide

This preliminary assessment is designed for occupational therapy personnel who serve people with severe and profound developmental disabilities. It is designed to screen for clients who might benefit from a sensory integration treatment approach. The Inventory is divided into four sections associated with sensory integrative processing: tactile, vestibular, proprioceptive, and general reactions. Each item is stated as an observable behavior. The guide provides an alternative, sensory explanation for behaviors that are often presumed to be primarily psychosocial in origin. The User's Guide has also been recommended as a learning aid for occupational therapy students because it provides down-to-earth examples that help explain many sensory integration concepts. (1992, paperback, 25 pages)