Learning How Your Senses Work Together

Brief Description:
Children need to be able to take in information from the world around them, make sense of it and learn from it. Our brains have to be able to take in sensory information, organize it, process it and then respond to situations appropriately. Many children have difficulty in responding to sensory information or don't know how to cope with what is coming into their brains. These children may have a sensory integration disorder and find life a little more difficult. This presentation will help give families and caregivers information they need to know about why children with sensory problems do what they do.

Objective:
• Learn about the seven basic senses and what a child may do if they have a sensory dysfunction in any of these areas.
• Understand why sensory experiences are important to how a child learns.

Audience:
Families, caregivers, daycare providers, teachers, paraprofessionals, and nurses

Length:
2 hours

Presenter:
Connie Lillejord, OTR/L, is a Director of Rehab Services at the Anne Carlsen Center for Children and has worked as an occupational therapist for 20 years in Infant Development, area nursing homes and
numerous special education programs in the region. She has given many presentations on various topics ranging from sensory integration, handwriting, and cortical vision impairment. She graduated from the College of St. Catherine in 1982, St. Paul, MN., with a B.A. in occupational therapy.

Cost:
$360
Per diem travel fee of $1 per mile to and from Jamestown.

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