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Annotated Bibliography #1
Source:
Gabyzon, M. E., Engel-Yeger, B., Tresser, S., & Springer, S. (2016). Using a virtual reality game to assess goal-directed hand movements in children: A pilot feasibility study. Technology and Health Care, 24(1), 11-19. doi:10.3233/thc-151041
Reflection:
I can use this source to show that use of games in therapy can help children with developmental injuries and/or impairments to improve through the use of games. This article discusses the use of a game, Timocco, to help assess the level of disability in children.
Annotation:
This article discusses a game, Timocco, which was developed in Israel as a tool to assess the level of motor performance in hand movements in children. The creators of the game found that the prevailing tests were not always successful because children would get bored and would not participate. The game, which is a virtual reality video game, has a monkey called Timocco which has to perform certain tasks. The first game has Timocco pop bubbles of certain colors, which are usually color coded to match the child’s shirt. The second game has Timocco on a beach, and he has to catch falling fruit and put them into specific baskets. The game gives the child 3 tries, and it measures game time, accuracy, target time, & action time, which together will help the therapist assess the level of disability in hand motor coordination. Because children typically like games, they will be more engaged and invested in this testing, so it will hopefully be a more accurate gauge for therapists to use. Also, Timocco is very inexpensive and easy to set up, so most programs will be able to afford it. In addition, it can be purchased and used in homes for daily exercise for patients.
Potential Quotes:
“The clinical feasibility and effectiveness of off-the-shelf computer systems (such as Sony’s PlayStation II EyeToy, Nintendo’s Wii and Microsoft’s Kinect) as a treatment modality have been demonstrated in several studies of children with motor and/or cognitive impairments, such as developmental coordination disorder or cerebral palsy.”
Timocco’s “primary goal is to assist in improving motor, perceptual, and cognitive abilities, such as goal-directed hand movement, eye-hand coordination and dual-tasking in young children with developmental delays and minor impairments.”
“The study results demonstrated the feasibility of using Timocco as an assessment tool for evaluating the effect of age on specific, goal directed hand movements among typically developing children.”
Assessment:
This source is credible because it was a joint study performed by the Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Departments at the University of Israel, the Physical Therapy Department at Ariel University in Israel, and by the makers of the Timocco game. The researchers worked together to gather a group of young children, and to measure their development based upon their scores using the game. Because the universities were involved, the game maker had no chance for bias.
Annotated Bibliography #2
Source:
Borkowska, A. (2017). Sensory Processing Disorders -- Diagnostic and Therapeutic
Controversies. Current Issues in Personality Psychology, 5(3), 196-205. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
Reflection:
Within this source, I found that there were many different perspectives addressed when referring to the journey of having sensory processing disorder. For example, the source noted that sensory processing disorder has effects on the child with the condition, the parents, the therapists/doctors of the child, and the teachers and coaches. Implementing all of these different perspectives into my research will allow the information to relate to a larger population, which will ultimately let me generalize my research to more individuals.
Annotation:
The main topic of this article is the controversy of sensory integration dysfunction/ sensory processing disorder. The article begins by giving some background information about the therapies that have been used to treat sensory integration disorders. The author states that for the past couple of decades, there has been a significant increase in the popularity of diagnosing sensory integration with SI therapies. The article also presents the current state of knowledge with the the presence of “symptoms and diagnosis of sensory integration disorder, the neural bases of the disorder symptoms, comorbidity with other neurodevelopmental disorders, and the effectiveness of SI therapy” (Borkowska, 2017).
Potential Quotes:
The two quotes that I found within the article that I can paraphrase and use for my research are “Sensory processing is the organisation and interpretation of sensory stimuli coming from the body and the environment, and symptoms of atypical sensory processing manifest themselves in inappropriate responses to sensory stimulation” and “One such neurophysiological indicator is the level of sensory gating, which is a natural brain reaction suppressing signals which are redundant or unimportant and selectively directing one’s own sensitivity to sensory stimuli.” (Borkowska, 2017).
Assessment:
This source deems to be credible because the author of the source is a psychological researcher, and the source was published in a journal, the Current Issues in Personality Psychology. Also, the journal was published in 2017, which means that the information within the journal is still relevant to this population and time period.
Annotated Bibliography #3
Source:
Arky, B. (n.d.). Treating sensory processing issues. Retrieved February 25, 2018, from https://childmind.org/article/treating-sensory-processing-issues/
Reflection:
I should be able to use this source in my research, as most of the treatment plans include some type of gym play. Also, the article discusses the Occupational Therapist whose research began gym treatment for Sensory Processing Disorder.
Annotation:
This article describes how physical activity, specifically, physical play in a gym environment, helps children with sensory processing disorder to better focus. The article describes how Dr. Jean Ayres, an Occupational Therapist, added two additional senses of body awareness and movement to our traditional five senses to describe the coordination of children with sensory processing disorder. Occupational therapists assess children for their level of disability, and at this time, determine whether play may help them in their treatment at that time. Nancy Peske, an Occupational Therapist and co-author of the book Raising a Sensory Smart Child, writes “A child who is overreactive (hypersensitive) to vestibular input needs to swing and spin to retrain his brain” (Peske). Therapists use this treatment, and if effective, will ask parents to follow through during the week as well.
Potential Quotes:
Caregivers work with OTs to create a detailed schedule of therapies specific to each child. (Meanwhile, Miller, who does intensive parent training at her STAR Center in Denver, prescribes not a sensory diet but a “sensory lifestyle.” “We’re all too busy” to maintain a sensory diet, Miller says, “so we need to build it into our family routine.”) Also, Children with vestibular issues have poor motor skills and a lack of balance and may seem “lost in space”—not unlike the sensation astronauts experience in zero gravity. Something called Astronaut Training, which employs things like spinning to music, has been developed to address that issue.
Assessment:
This is a reliable source, because the website is a reliable website that includes information on children’s health and wellness issues. Also, Ms. Arky’s research includes the therapists that began physical play treatment for SPD, which is well documented.