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tactile defensiveness
(redirected from Sensory defensiveness)

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tactile defensiveness,
a sensory integrative dysfunction characterized by tactile sensations that cause excessive emotional reactions, hyperactivity, or other behavior problems.


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In addition, these researchers found that although these forms of sensory defensiveness were moderately genetically associated with fearful temperament and anxiety, they were relatively genetically distinct from other common dimensions of childhood behavioral dysfunction.
One part of James' sensory diet was the implementation of the Wilbarger approach to treating sensory defensiveness (Wilbarger & Wilbarger, 2002).
Occupational therapy's sensory integration approach to self-regulation Children experiencing regulatory problems frequently exhibit sensory defensiveness to external stimuli, demonstrate resistance to calming efforts and demonstrate difficulty with eating and sleeping schedules.
 
 
 
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