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Topic: Sensory processing disorders

I chose SPI because I treat these types of disorders in my daily practice as COTA. Sensory processing disorders include various conditions such as: ADD, ADHD, and the autism spectrum. These conditions can exhibit various types of sensory integration issues such as: short attention span, tactile defensiveness, inability to remain motionless for any amount of time, and oral sensitivities to food and other textures. The sensory processing systems tactile and proprioceptive were previously discussed in anatomy and physiology 1 therefore the research of this topic would benefit my success in completing this class.





http://www.spdnetwork.org/home.html
The Sensory processing disorder foundation network offers patient and explanation of the disorder, articles for parents, teachers and health professionals to read, a way for parents of children with SPD to come together and exchange their stories and a list of upcoming events and workshops.



http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/
Sensory processing disorder .com offers: a symptom checklist for adults and infants, stories of people dealing wit SPD, treatment activities for various senses and the offer different products to carry out those treatment activities.



http://mislabeledchild.com/html/Library/Se...ocessing/index.html
The mislabeled child.offers various articles from very repreable organizations, explaning the diagnosis of SPD and varios treatments offered.



http://www.sensorychild.com/
 sensory child . com is a comprehensive resource for parents and caregivers of children with Sensory Processing Disorder (“SPD”). Created by parents of a child with SPD, SensoryChild.com is the result of six years of one family’s journey to navigate the often-bewildering world their child lives in.(from webs

1. http://www.sensorychild.com/First website was short and vague. Didn’t understand what the topic was really suppose to be.
2. Website 2 / http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com were really good. I think that this had much more valuable information about your topic.
3. http://mislabeledchild.com/html/Library/Se...g/index.htmlWebsite 3 The Mislabeled child was good. I am very interested to know which direction you will plan with once everything is all done.
4. http://www.spdnetwork.org/home.html I think this website was a little short too. Yeah it can have connections to other sites but that gets complicated with exactly what you’re looking for and want.

The first website spdnetwork was confussing and I wasn't sure what the topic was.
The second website sensory-processing had a lot of information but sometimes less is more.
The third website mislabeled child was a great website with lots of color pictures and very user friendly.
The fourth website was a little short and not a lot of information.

Gina, fascinating topic and some interesting websites.
I guess either the Mislabeled child or Drs. Brock and Eide websites would be good minor ones to review. For a major website, either of the big non-profits that you have--Sensory processing disorder resource center or sensory Processing Order foundation would be good.

PLease be sure you tell us WHO is posting each website and WHY.

Your peer reviews were less complete and didn't include two best and two worst for each website.

LF
Choose topic: 10 points
Find four websites: 15 points
Peer reviews: 5 points

The Mislabeled Child
http://mislabledchild.com\html/Library/Sen...ocessing/index.html
By Gina Kenyon

The website I chose to review, mislabledchild.com, is very informative, well organized library of information for professional and paraprofessionals to resource and research. The website was developed and is updated by Brock Eide, M.D,,M.A. and Fernette Eide, M.D. Dr. Brock and Fernette Eide post and maintain a blog of neurolearning concepts, host a library of resources covering the topic of nuerolearning including an extensive collection of recourses covering sensory processing , have posted an archive of articles written on various sensory processing disorders and concepts , provides links to other websites and archives covering these same topics and mange a online store offering its customers to purchase various books on various topics related to neurolearning and sensory processing.

Mislabeledchildcom contains various articles pertaining to sensory integration which make reference to the reflex arc and its components. The parts of the body and aspects of physiology that are important for understanding sensory processing include:

The reflex arc
The sensory receptors in the skin
The eye -ocular muscles, optic nerve
The ear semicircular canals
The sensory receptors in the joints
The brain

The best features of the website include the sensory processing archives, because they are very well organized by topic and include large amounts of otherwise unknown information. And the articles that include strategies for treatment including the link to the AOTA site. The features of this site that was least appealing include the Eide nuerolearning store , because if you are not educated on the topic it would difficult to select the correct book pertaining the information you are interested in finding. :And the blog, because the are random subjects that are not organized in an index that would make it more user friendly and more easy to navigate.

Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
www.spdnetworking.org/home.html
By
Gina Kenyon

The website spdnetworking.org is a very informative and well organized website great for parents or teacher wanting to learning more about the diagnosis. Spdnetworking.org is hosted by the Sensory process disorder foundation part of the kid foundation. SPDF included information about the diagnosis of sensory processing disorder, the classifications of the disorders, the emotional impact of SPD, How to find an Occupational Therapist, an overview of the therapy received and questions to ask the therapist. They also gave parents of children with SPD an outlet to connect with other parents by joining local support groups. The opportunity is also given to host a local support group for parents in their area.

The SPDF refers to the flight or fight response of the parasympathetic nervous system to describe the way sensory avoiding children respond to sensations. Sensory processing requires the use of the sensory receptors in the skin to move alone the reflex arc and proper action potential sent down the axon to the brain to the dendrite back to the muscle. Children with sensory avoiding disorder receive an over exaggerated action potential from the sensory receptors in the vessel in return getting an overreaction to the stimulus. The same concept is true with sensory seeking children, but instead of a hyper-response to the stimuli they experience a hypo response to the stimulus.

The two best features of the website are the very detailed and easy to understand explanation of the diagnosis, and the opportunity for parent to network together via local support groups. The two least attractive features of the site was there workshop and conference page, because it did not include date, time, or place of the classes offered. Also the scientific research section was very vague and did not include pertinent information regarding the disorder.

Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
www.spdnetworking.org/home.html

I like the way you show the picture of neurons to relate this website and A&P, which is second paragraph. I think that you need to add "WHY you believe they are posting the websites". Also, you need to attach links for sub-pages you pick for your best and worst features of this website.

The Mislabeled Child
http://mislabledchild.com\html/Library/Sen...ocessing/index.html
I like your introduction. It is very clearly written and gets my attention to move on the next paragraph.
I think that you missed "WHY you believe they are posting the websites" and forgot to attach links for sub-pages just like your another rewiew. And I think that you need to mention "What parts of the body’s anatomy and what aspects of the body’s functioning or physiolgoy are important for understanding the health or well-being issue that your website is dealing with".

Missing: I think that you may want to add the sub-page links on your larger review and you may also want to add a statement that says specifically how your topic relates back to the basic anatomy and physiology of the body. I can assume because it relates to the reflex arc and sensory receptors but you may want to be specific on that issue.

I thought the review was easily read and understood. I think you may want to add more information on your topic. I really dont know what a child with SPD does or does not do based on your review. You may want to give an example of a child with SPD verses a child without SPD.

Gina, thank you for your comments on my review. I did not find a review of large website on yours at the time of my posting this for our deadline. Perhaps you could have written a little more about who the doctors were or why they created the website you did review. The subject was very interesting and new to me. These are special learning disability children, and it is good that they are acknowledged with hope.

The mislabled child: Your 1st website review seems short but well written. You contained the requirements for the website and it seemed the website was also well organized with how well your review is organized.

Your second website is all well organized. You included the topics, the author and the 2 best and worst features of the site. One thing you didn't really mention is how your topic related back to A & P.

The Mislabed child
Your review is well written and does have alot of good information. However, does not really explain why the two authors posted it. And I see where you are relating it back to A&P in the parts of the body and the aspects, but a little more detail is needed on each "topic" ..such as what the reflex arc does, etc? Just a short sentence.

Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
Great Work! I see WHO, WHY, WHAT, how it relates etc...only thing..both reviews need the subpages.