BRAIN
Nervous System
Intelligence
Emotions
Vestibular
Proprioceptive
Tactile
Hearing
Vision
Behavior
Communication
Movement
1. Note that there is no longer any integration of the senses. The information that is passed on to the body to enable movement and communication is piecemeal and half of it is distorted.
2. The skewing of her of her all important visual sense, along with her hypo proprioceptive and vestibular processing makes Meaghan uncertain about her bearing in space and leaves her feeling that her body is in control, rather than the other way around.
3 With both her sensory and motor systems compromised, communication is a tremendous struggle. So often what happens is that she resorts the the only option left open to her, and that comes out as behavior.
4. Please note that nothing on the left side of the page is hampered by her disorder. Her intelligence and emotions are intact. She is able to think and feel just the same as you and I are. She just can't express those thoughts and feelings... without assisted typing... yet.
5. Of interest, this profile for Meg is pretty much the opposite of the typical profile for individuals with autism, as far at the senses go. The two boxes she has free and clear, are the two most often compromised. Her vision is her worst problem, typically it is the biggest strength. And where Meg is hypo-sensitive in the secondary senses, most autistics are hyper-sensitive. This is why a one-size-fits-all group management plan can be problematic.