SIPT is a group of tests that contributes to the clinical understanding of children with irregularities in learning, behaviour and development. This standardized test was developed for North American children after 30 years of research from occupational and physical therapists with the support of Western Psychological Services of Southern California. Due to the nature of the SIPT, clinicians need formal training in general theory of sensory integration and praxis and in the specific SIPT administration procedures and techniques before administering it.
This test is designed for children from 4 to 8 years. No verbal response is required for the SIPT and sight is required for some tests. This advanced test is a great tool used in conjunction with clinical observations and other supplementary data to identify the sensory integrative difficulties that some children may exhibit.
As Susanne Smith Roley, a well regarded Occupational Therapist and author with extensive SI training, noted in a recent project how SIPT helped a child with these words: “Trevor is a child who could be identified through observation as having immature development in several areas. He has been evaluated by a psychologist, immunologist, neurologist, physician, speech and language pathologist, and teacher. None of these professionals were able to identify a possible explanation for this child’s difficulties. The SIPT profile revealed several areas of difficulty in processing and organizing information that might explain this child’s difficulties in his play and school performance."
