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Let's look at how processing sensory input affects our behavior and function. Sometimes behavior and the inability to complete a physical task (function) arises when working with clients. Behavior might include outbursts or difficulty with attention. Functioning might include struggling with an exercise, game, or activity.
Difficulty with behavior or motor planning might be due to a sensory difficulty. And sensory difficulty can be present in anyone! Anyone on the neurodiverse scale, struggling with stress or trauma, or perhaps they have missed developmental milestones. It might not be visibly apparent that someone is struggling with sensory processing. All we see is how they behave. And often times we answer that difficulty with a cognitive or behavior strategy. We look at a bottom up approach to help fill in these building blocks to help clients become more successful in developing skills.
How we processes and respond to sensory input dictates how we interact with the world around us socially, physically, cognitively, and emotionally. Weather we have a sensory difficulty or not sometimes we seek and/or avoid sensory input to help organize our brains and deal with the environment and those around us. Understanding what seeking and avoiding behavior looks like can help us decide which activities to use with our clients/kids/athletes to help them reach a place of readiness the then work on higher level skills.
*Use the PDF from Section 2: Behavior with Section 3.
Sensorimotor is focused on higher tier activities to address postural stability, coordination, and motor planning. We dive into specifics and being intentional about the activities we choose with our clients.
*PDF included in this section (Lecture 10).
Congratulations! You've completed A Sensory Approach to Adaptive Fitness Part I!!
Please make sure you have answered all questions and submitted all videos.
You are now ready to take Part II and upon completion of that training will be issued your certification and your credits for NASM and AFAA.
Excellent work and I look forward to seeing you in Part II!
A Sensory Approach to Adaptive Fitness Certification Part I is an incredible, interactive evidence based course for anyone working with kids/adults on the neurodiverse spectrum! This course is designed for fitness professionals, occupational therapists, PE teachers, coaches, health practitioners, and parents, anyone working with people on the autism spectrum, with sensory processing disorder, ADHD, or any other neurodiversity in both a fitness and therapeutic setting. Learn how to use the sensory approach when working with your clients, kids, or students to get them to their maximum potential and improve behavior and function. Earn CEU's under NASM and AFAA.
This is an evidence based approach to movement and which explores the impact sensory processing has on how we behave and function physically and emotionally. This course will give you excellent in-depth insight on practical, easy to implement strategies and activities to get the most out of your client, student, or child.
When looking for an adaptive fitness program in your area, the ones to choose from are generally for people with physical, or intellectual disabilities. As amazing and as needed as these programs are, rarely do you find one that caters to the neurodiverse population. The ones that do are also amazing and much needed but generally take a more behavior or top down approach. What Sensory Fitness whole foundation is that sensory piece that is an integrated part of the neurodiverse spectrum. Understanding how sensory processing affects ones behavior and movement is crucial when working with clients.
Learn how to see through a sensory lens and how to use sensory rich activities to get people to a ready state to then move on to more complex tasks!
A Sensory Approach to Adaptive Fitness Certification Part I provides anyone with the training so essential to working with kids and adults on the neurodiverse spectrum. Training like this is not found many other places and is catered to a variety of professionals, specialists, and parents interested in a unique but highly effective approach when working with someone.