HEY! My Brain Doesn’t Work That Way! Hey ! My Brain Doesn’t Work That Way ! or Using the Body to Lead the Mind Understanding Sensory Processing, Strength Based Models, Cloud Theory, Neuroplasticity Teaching and Supporting Self-Regulation The Stress System – Sensory overload and sensory stress The Sensory Systems- How Sensory Processing Works Self Regulation – How to Influence Level of Arousal, Teaching Self Regulation Sensory Diet – Using Sensory Motor Strategies to prepare kids sponsored by: Marc Landry brains and bodies for learning May 30, 2015 occupational therapist marclandryot@gmail.com www.marclandry.ca Using Strength Based Models Spectrum/Cloud Theory Professionals and Parents are Advocates and Participant Observers Positive Deviance - The “How She Did That” approach Everyone has some of the qualities that are on a specific spectrum. It is “how Look at how people harness resources from their own lives and environments many” or “how much” which determine how much that factor will interfere during different situations. Manage own routines and resources. The answers with learning and doing. are all around us. We learn through Experimentation and Observation. Toxic Exposures } Intelligence Positive Psychology - The “I Can” approach Anxiety Focus on optimism, strengths, resources. Create the “flow”, the “just-right Learning Disabilities challenge”. Self Understanding leads to better strategies and Self Advocacy, Neurological Thresholds Brain Differences more resourcefulness in novel situations. Fosters sense of Self Efficacy and Brain dominance Self Determination. Learning Styles Sex Differences Occupational Therapy - The use of purposeful, enjoyable activity to Level of Arousal address therapeutic goals. Meaning, relationship, and pleasure achieve wider Inclusion brain activation and allow skills to become automatic and sub-cortical. SP2 - p 13
NEUROPLASTICITY Hypothalamus in PWS PRUNING NEUROGENESIS SYNAPTOGENESIS 5 Endocrine control 1 Autonomic control 6 Emotional reactions 2 Temperature regulation 7 Sleep and wakefulness BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) increases 3 Thirst and control of body water 8 Stress response 4 Appetite control neurogenesis and synaptogenesis Most clinical and empirical studies document the commonality of hoarding; cognitive rigidity along with the need for sameness, temper outbursts and emotional lability, repetitive and perseverative behaviors and skin-picking. Pillars of Brain Health Sensory Issues in the form of an altered sensitivity to pain, failure to exhibit fevers when expected and high rates of skin picking and gouging other body areas are extremely problematic among this group of individuals. Skin picking and other similar self injurious behavior occurs with increased prevalence in PWS. When looking Exercise/Movement (increases energy to brain) specifically at a population of those with PWS, skin picking is ubiquitous and when quantified, is as prevalent and problematic and in some studies even more so than hyperphagia. It is the source of significant behavior and Nutrition ( Energy and glial support ) medical concerns and management challenges. Management is directed towards minimizing both the occurrence and impact of the behavior. To this end, a recent survey of 67 affected children and adolescents documented Stress Management (Brainstem and Limbic Load) skin picking in 96% of respondents, which were directly associated with measures of anxiety, inattention, oppositional behaviors, function and quality of life. Thus separate from medical management, behavior Socialization management must be focused on decreasing anxiety and boredom while eliminating opportunities for picking. Poor oral-motor control, muscle hypotonia, decreased pain sensation Mental Stimulation (May be work or, better yet, PLAY!) I SUSPECT LOW REGISTRATION internal with some SENSITIVITY external. www.nognz.com 5 Factors in AROUSAL Exercise & Move to Grow Your Brain They Can’t Pay Attention? Give Them a “Time IN” !!! Sensation and Emotion are neurobiologically hard wired together and affect thinking (reticular system, amygdala, locus coeruleus, etc.) Exercise improves cognition/protects neurons brain systems work better I s i t cellular systems in the brain work better e m o Increased emotions lead t Y stimulates production of GABA in hippocampus i o E to over-arousal, make it n S a ! l harder to use cognition ? this calms brain function, increases stress resistance, reduces fight/ Is it sensory ? flight reactions, triggers growth of new neurons to balance out. YES! Movement cures a bad mood sensory overload increases arousal improves impulse control, attention, motivation, balances arousal, anxiety feeling regulation, entire pre-frontal area sensation Is it cognition ? see http://www.johnratey.com YES! thinking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBSVZdTQmDs We can think ourselves into a www.bokskids.org frenzy!
Stress Response System We retrieve memories and formulate action plans according to (primarily sympathetic activation) the level of arousal of our body. TOP-DOWN Gray zone level Green zone level Red zone level Stress can be caused by your thinking, by difficulties, of arousal of arousal of arousal problems, etc connects with connects with connects with memories and memories and memories and BOTTOM-UP responses from responses from responses from Stress can be caused by SENSORY OVERLOAD, busy other lethargic other calm and other agitated environments, too much stimulation, etc. and mellow alert situations and frazzled situations from from the past. situations from LOW AROUSAL the past. the past. Low Neurological Arousal can be due to sensory processing, sensory deprivation, being tired, ill, etc. proprioception The Senses are important to learning ! Signs of Sensory Processing Differences: EXTEROCEPTORS v Interoceptors Y vibration light period/rhythm R I cry and shield my I hate having my hair O I have trouble T eyes from sun and washed, brushed, cut I focusing or burning freezing pressure(cut) other bright lights D concentrating U A irritation(chem) pain I have selective hearing I am very sensitive to loud or am uni-sensory liquid antenna sensing systems e e sounds, especially blenders, t l s i vacuums, etc. t a c I am a picky eater t a t and resist new foods "the felt sense" kinesthetic I smell everything or textures oral input itching I chew on everything I complain about the tags in my clothing first “pain” second “pain” I seem to have weak fine motor skills I seem to be unaware intuition warmth cold L A of touch or pain and I have difficulty dressing U may touch others too nociception chemoreception S myself I soft or too hard. V vestibular l l My posture is weak when electric field e I hate being tickled or m I am still s cuddled I seem to have weak I always walk on tip toes I need my socks just so, gross motor skills and either love or hate being in bare feet. magnetism accessory olfactory system 12
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