Articles from Sensory Series

Sensory Processing: The Tactile System

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 03.11.19 Comments: 2

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Mar 11, 2019 | Sensory, Sensory Series | 2 comments

Today we are going to explore the tactile system, which is actually the largest sensory system! I will summarize and highlight information here in this post, but there is so much more to learn and explore when it comes to any of the sensory systems. Check out this...

Sensory Processing: The Vestibular System

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 02.11.19 Comments: 2

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Feb 11, 2019 | Sensory, Sensory Series | 2 comments

Next up in the sensory processing series – the vestibular system!  I will summarize and highlight information here in this post, but there is so much more to learn and explore when it comes to any of the sensory systems.  Check out this post and this post for...

Sensory Processing: The Proprioceptive System

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 01.14.19 Comments: 0

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Jan 14, 2019 | Sensory, Sensory Series | 0 comments

Now that the holidays have come and gone, I want to get back into our sensory processing series.  In the fall, I started the sensory series with a introductory post that you can read here,followed by a post on sensory processing challenges and red flags found here. ...

Sensory Processing: Challenges and Red Flags

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 11.12.18 Comments: 0

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Nov 12, 2018 | Sensory, Sensory Series | 0 comments

In my last post, we went over some very basic concepts related to sensory processing.  In this post, we are going to dive a little deeper into what it looks like when students have sensory processing challenges, when to be concerned and then some suggestions for next...

Sensory Processing: The Basics

Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L 10.22.18 Comments: 9

by Katie McKenna, MS, OTR/L | Oct 22, 2018 | Sensory, Sensory Series | 9 comments

Hello, TAH world!   We are going to kick off my blogging career by discussing a popular and sometimes confusing topic- sensory processing. I have been an occupational therapist for 8 years, and this is a still a topic that I myself am continuing to learn about.  I...