Recognizing and Coping with Tactile Defensiveness in Young Children.

Sears, Carol J.

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ERIC Number: EJ485081

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Recognizing and Coping with Tactile Defensiveness in Young Children.

Sears, Carol J.

Infants and Young Children, v6 n4 p46-53 Apr 1994

This article defines tactile defensiveness as a sensory processing problem that results in aversive responses to touch. The article outlines causes, presents sample behaviors to assist in recognizing the possible presence of this dysfunction in infants and toddlers, and offers suggestions to assist in coping with and seeking appropriate treatment for the problem. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Disabilities, Etiology, Infants, Intervention, Responses, Sensory Experience, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Tactual Perception, Toddlers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners; Parents

Language: English

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