Sensory and Behavior: The Vestibular System

An occupational therapist explains how behavior, learning, and development is affected by a sensory component called "vestibular processing."
The vestibular system shapes our identities in subtle but definable ways. While children generally won’t outgrow a sensory processing problem, the good news is that these problems generally respond very well to therapy. A thorough sensory evaluation can help parents and physicians and teacher pick out which struggles are based on sensory issues (and which might be due to something else) and develop targeted therapy solutions that improve functioning and development.