Nadezhda Mikhel named a common reason for delayed speech and children's tantrums.
22 September 2025
Today, many parents are faced with the concept of "sensory integration", realizing how important it is to teach a child to fully perceive and process sensory information in order to form a correct response to external stimuli.
According to Nadezhda Mikhel, an assistant at the Department of Therapy, Gastroenterology and Pulmonology at the Razumovsky State Medical University, the brain of children under 7 years old works as an information processing device, perceiving it mainly through the senses, since abstract thinking has not yet been formed.
However, if this process is disrupted, serious problems arise in the child's behavior and socialization.
"If the violations are not gross, the parents may not see them until their child goes to school. Parents often ask where the problem comes from if everything is fine? Why is the child so vulnerable? Whiny? These questions can be answered using knowledge about sensory integration.",- notes Nadezhda Mikhail.
Among the symptoms of impaired sensory integration are delayed physical activity (the child begins to turn over, sit, crawl and stand later than others), frequent headaches, lack of interest in peer games, delayed speech and difficulties with its perception, increased sensitivity to touch and rejection of daily hygiene procedures.
"The child has difficulty collecting puzzles because it is difficult for him to cooperate with the actions of his hand and eyes. Parents often believe that the child is simply not interested or is being stubborn.
Weak sensory integration in many children is the cause of hyperactivity," emphasizes the expert of Saratov Medical University.
Such violations require contacting a specialist who will outline the course of classes and suggest various options to alleviate the child's condition. Children undergo sensory integration sessions, which involve gentle stimulation of the work of the organs of all senses, when necessary, or vice versa, a decrease in their activity. This improves brain function and helps the child interpret different stimuli, forming the correct adaptive response.
According to Nadezhda Mikhel, an assistant at the Department of Therapy, Gastroenterology and Pulmonology at the Razumovsky State Medical University, the brain of children under 7 years old works as an information processing device, perceiving it mainly through the senses, since abstract thinking has not yet been formed.
However, if this process is disrupted, serious problems arise in the child's behavior and socialization.
"If the violations are not gross, the parents may not see them until their child goes to school. Parents often ask where the problem comes from if everything is fine? Why is the child so vulnerable? Whiny? These questions can be answered using knowledge about sensory integration.",- notes Nadezhda Mikhail.
Among the symptoms of impaired sensory integration are delayed physical activity (the child begins to turn over, sit, crawl and stand later than others), frequent headaches, lack of interest in peer games, delayed speech and difficulties with its perception, increased sensitivity to touch and rejection of daily hygiene procedures.
"The child has difficulty collecting puzzles because it is difficult for him to cooperate with the actions of his hand and eyes. Parents often believe that the child is simply not interested or is being stubborn.
Weak sensory integration in many children is the cause of hyperactivity," emphasizes the expert of Saratov Medical University.
Such violations require contacting a specialist who will outline the course of classes and suggest various options to alleviate the child's condition. Children undergo sensory integration sessions, which involve gentle stimulation of the work of the organs of all senses, when necessary, or vice versa, a decrease in their activity. This improves brain function and helps the child interpret different stimuli, forming the correct adaptive response.
