GLOSSARY

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ADOS

ADOS
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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
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Aspbergers Syndrome (AS)

Aspbergers Syndrome (AS)
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Auditory Processing

Auditory Processing
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Auditory figure-ground discrimination

Auditory figure-ground discrimination
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Bilateral Coordination

Bilateral Coordination
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Brushing

Brushing
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Contralateral

Contralateral
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Deep touch pressure

Deep touch pressure
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Directionality

Directionality
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Dyscalculia

Dyscalculia
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Echolalia

Echolalia
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Expressive Language

Expressive Language
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Fidget toys

Fidget toys
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Fine motor control

Fine motor control
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Fluency Disorders (stuttering)

Fluency Disorders (stuttering)
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Grading movement

Grading movement
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Gross motor coordination

Gross motor coordination
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Hyperacusis

Hyperacusis
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Hypersensitivity

Hypersensitivity
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In hand manipulation

In hand manipulation
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Inner ear

Inner ear
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Ipsilateral

Ipsilateral
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Lateralization

Lateralization
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Low muscle tone or hypotonia

Low muscle tone or hypotonia
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Motor control

Motor control
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NDT (Neurodevelopmental Therapy)

NDT (Neurodevelopmental Therapy)
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Occupational Therapy - Sensory Integration (OT - SI)

Occupational Therapy - Sensory Integration (OT - SI)
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Oral-Motor Weakness

Oral-Motor Weakness
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Play

Play
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Postural background movements

Postural background movements
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Praxis

Praxis
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Proprioception

Proprioception
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Rotation

Rotation
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Sensorimotor skills

Sensorimotor skills
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Sensory Diet

Sensory Diet
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Sensory Integration Dysfunction

Sensory Integration Dysfunction
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Sensory Over-Responsivity (SOR)

Sensory Over-Responsivity (SOR)
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Sensory Under-Responsive (SUR)

Sensory Under-Responsive (SUR)
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Sensory integration (SI)

Sensory integration (SI)
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Sensory processing disorder (SPD)

Sensory processing disorder (SPD)
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Sequencing

Sequencing
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Simple Rotation

Simple Rotation
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Somatosensory

Somatosensory
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Suspension equipment

Suspension equipment
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Tactile system

Tactile system
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Therapeutic Listening

Therapeutic Listening
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VIsual-motor coordination

VIsual-motor coordination
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Vision Therapy (aka Visual Training)

Vision Therapy (aka Visual Training)
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Visual Perception

Visual Perception
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Visual training (aka vision therapy)

Visual training (aka vision therapy)
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Working Memory

Working Memory
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Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
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Apraxia of Speech

Apraxia of Speech
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Assessment

Assessment
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Auditory Processing

Auditory Processing
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Autism

Autism
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Body awareness

Body awareness
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Cognitive Impairments

Cognitive Impairments
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Coordination

Coordination
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Defensive reaction

Defensive reaction
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Discriminative system

Discriminative system
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Dyspraxia

Dyspraxia
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Evaluation

Evaluation
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Eye-Hand Coordination

Eye-Hand Coordination
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Fight-or-flight response

Fight-or-flight response
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Fine motor coordination

Fine motor coordination
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Form Constancy

Form Constancy
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Gravitational insecurity

Gravitational insecurity
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Hand Preference

Hand Preference
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Hyperlexia

Hyperlexia
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Hyposensitivity

Hyposensitivity
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Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
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Interactive Metronome (IM)

Interactive Metronome (IM)
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Kinesthesia

Kinesthesia
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Light Touch

Light Touch
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Manual Therapy

Manual Therapy
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Motor planning

Motor planning
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Neural Plasticity

Neural Plasticity
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Occupational Therapy Evaluation

Occupational Therapy Evaluation
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Passive touch

Passive touch
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Playful obstruction

Playful obstruction
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Postural control

Postural control
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Processing Speed

Processing Speed
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Receptive Language

Receptive Language
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Self regulation

Self regulation
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Sensory Craving

Sensory Craving
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Sensory Discrimination Disorder (SDD)

Sensory Discrimination Disorder (SDD)
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Sensory Modulation

Sensory Modulation
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Sensory Overload

Sensory Overload
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Sensory hyporeactivity

Sensory hyporeactivity
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Sensory integration (SI) treatment

Sensory integration (SI) treatment
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Sensory reactivity

Sensory reactivity
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Shaping Behavior

Shaping Behavior
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Social Pragmatics

Social Pragmatics
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Splinter skill

Splinter skill
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Tactile defensiveness

Tactile defensiveness
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Task Analysis

Task Analysis
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Translation

Translation
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Vestibular System

Vestibular System
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Visual Closure

Visual Closure
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Visual discrimination

Visual discrimination
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Visual-spatial processing

Visual-spatial processing
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Adaptive response

Adaptive response
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Articulation

Articulation
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Auditory Defensiveness

Auditory Defensiveness
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Auditory discrimination

Auditory discrimination
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Backward Chaining

Backward Chaining
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Body position in space

Body position in space
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Complex Rotation

Complex Rotation
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Crossing the Midline

Crossing the Midline
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Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
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Distractibility

Distractibility
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Early Intervention (EI)

Early Intervention (EI)
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Executive Function

Executive Function
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FAPE

FAPE
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Figure-ground discrimination

Figure-ground discrimination
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Floortime

Floortime
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Forward Chaining

Forward Chaining
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Gross motor control

Gross motor control
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Heavy Work

Heavy Work
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Hyperreactivity

Hyperreactivity
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Ideational praxis

Ideational praxis
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Inner Drive

Inner Drive
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Interoception

Interoception
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Laterality

Laterality
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Linear movement

Linear movement
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Medek

Medek
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Muscle tone

Muscle tone
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Occupational Therapy (OT)

Occupational Therapy (OT)
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