| Potential signs | Potential impact | Strategies to assist with learning |
|---|---|---|
| Fearful reactions to ordinary movements | May try to control and manipulate events to avoid stressful sensations. This can look like uncooperative behaviour | This can be more difficult to work on as it requires a graded desensitising approach with guidance from an appropriate professional. However proprioceptive input can help greatly |
| Can appear clumsy | Can often seek physical support from an adult | Staff will need to be aware of difficulties and not insist on children engaging in activities that they percieve as fearful as this can lead to flight and fight or negative reactions. Instead differentiating activities is important. |
| Difficulty climbing or descending stairs or hills | Regular accidents from clumsiness | |
| Apprehensive about walking on uneven surfaces | ||
| Motion induced sickness such as fairground rides and cars | ||
| Fear of heights or of feet being off the ground |
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