The Proprioceptive system senses our positioning in the world. It allows us to know where our body parts are without looking at them. it is our sense of body awareness.
Try clapping your hands with your eyes close. Did you manage it? if not you may have some difficulties with your proprioceptive sense
Our body awareness system tells us where our bodies are in space, and how different body parts are moving.
UNDER-SENSITIVE
stands too close to others, because they cannot measure their proximity to other people and judge personal space
finds it hard to navigate rooms and avoid obstructions
may bump into people.
You could help by:
positioning furniture around the edge of a room to make navigation easier
using weighted blankets to provide deep pressure
putting coloured tape on the floor to indicate boundaries
using the 'arm's-length rule' to judge personal space - this means standing an arm's length away from other people.
OVER-SENSITIVE
difficulties with fine motor skills, eg manipulating small objects like buttons or shoe laces
moves whole body to look at something.
You could help by offering 'fine motor' activities like lacing boards.