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GLOSSARY

Our clear concise definitions of the plethora of terms used in the therapy community is your key to understanding and communicating with your team.

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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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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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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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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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Postural background movements

Postural background movements

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Proprioception

Proprioception

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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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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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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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Figure-ground discrimination

Figure-ground discrimination

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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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Muscle tone

Muscle tone

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Occupational Therapy (OT)

Occupational Therapy (OT)

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Olfactory sense

Olfactory sense

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Pincer Grasp

Pincer Grasp

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Postural Disorder (PD)

Postural Disorder (PD)

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Postural stability

Postural stability

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Reinforcement

Reinforcement

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Self-help skills

Self-help skills

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Sensory Defensiveness

Sensory Defensiveness

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Sensory Gym

Sensory Gym

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Sensory Modulation Disorder (SMD)

Sensory Modulation Disorder (SMD)

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Sensory Seeking (SS)

Sensory Seeking (SS)

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Sensory input

Sensory input

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Sensory processing

Sensory processing

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Sensory-Based Motor Disorder (SBMD)

Sensory-Based Motor Disorder (SBMD)

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Social Skills

Social Skills

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Stereognosis

Stereognosis

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Tactile discrimination

Tactile discrimination

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The Developmental, Individual-difference, Relationship-based (DIR) Model

The Developmental, Individual-difference, Relationship-based (DIR) Model

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VIsual spatial relations

VIsual spatial relations

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Vestibular input

Vestibular input

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Visual Memory

Visual Memory

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Visual sequential memory

Visual sequential memory

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Visualization

Visualization

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