The effect of sensory motor integration method in increasing learning in the children with nonverbal learning disabilities

Those children who suffer from Nonverbal learning disability experience more problems in movement coordination, due to defects in several areas such as: visual, spatial, sensory, conceptual, psychological, motor organization and Nonverbal direction,.(Forrest,2007). Due to multiple and complex defects and overlaps with many of children disabilities such as: hyperactivity, autism, Asperger, and math learning disorder, Nonverbal learning disability still doesn't have any operational definition in diagnostic and statical manual of mental disorders.In addition, these children are more likely to creat secondary behavioral problems such as: anxiety, mental and behavioral obsession, or depression. (Whithney,2002). Therefore, children with Nonverbal learning disability need fast and effective intervention associated with treatment methods.In this paper, considering sensory-motor activities and their relation with the individual's levels of learning in one hand, and on the other paying attention to the obvious problems associated with visual, spatial and dynamic perceptions in the children with Non verbal learning disability, we have examined the effectiveness of integration methods related to sensory-motor behaviorals on the motor behaviors of children with Non verbal learning disability. The current research method is an experimental design with one element and repeated measurements. Statistical universe of this study includes male and female students who are studing in second to sixth grade of elementary school and live in Rasht. The number of our Statistical universe is 11346 and we have 16 children with Nonverbal learning disability. Devices of clinical perceptions are: Wechsler intelligence for children –revised (WISC-R). Iranian mathematics test – Keymat sufficient and insufficient reading Test. Visul –motor Test, and clinical tests in order to evaluate physical-motor perception, motor growth measure of Linklon and Purdue pegbourd. Findings are treatment methods based on sensory-motor integration, and they have been effective in all the types of Non verbal learning problems (visual –spatioal perception.mutual motor skills.fine motor skills.strong motor skills.handicap motor skil).