Lucy,
RE: "Interestingly I noticed his speech was much clearer when he come in
from playing on the trampoline. My question is, am I missing an underlying
link such as an impaired vestibular system? Should input be a big(ger than
usual) part of therapy?" from your initial post in this thread.
This combination of ideas - the vestibular system and trampolines - takes me
back to the mid-1980s to Jean Ayres' work and a time when spinning and
swinging (children) in nets and having them bounce on trampolines was the
cure-all for everything from ADHD to agoraphobia to autism to zits. The
children were supposed to have a *vestibular dysfunction* or *sensory
integration disorder* (SID) that accounted (MYSTERIOUSLY) for, or underlay
difficulties in speech, language, hearing, behaviour, social engagement,
motor coordination and a host of other issues. A quick google of *vestibular
system + trampoline* shows that businesses based around treatment for
*vestibular dysfunction* continue to operate.
Jean Ayres: http://www.siglobalnetwork.org/about.htm
It is interesting that you noticed that the boy's speech was clearer after
playing on the trampoline. But perhaps it is important not to think in terms
of the trampoline exercise specifically having a beneficial effect. If you
rephrase the statement, "I noticed his speech was much clearer when he come
in following vigorous exercise outside" - you might then consider what the
factors associated with this improvement might have been. Did he clear his
nose so that he could breathe more easily while he exercises, for example?
RE: " No one posted any answers regards my question about an under developed
vestibular system so i'm picking theres nothing obvious underlying
that i am missing."
SID is a *controversial diagnosis* and is not a recognized diagnosis in the
DSM-IV-TR or the ICD-10.
Best wishes,
Caroline
"The Vestibular system is located in the inner ear. It responds to movement
and gravity and is therefore involved with our sense of balance,
coordination and eye movements. Therapy can include hanging upside down,
rocking chairs, swings, spinning, rolling, somersaulting, cartwheels and
dancing. All these activities involve the head moving in different ways that
stimulate the vestibular system."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_integration_therapy
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