1.4. Explain how individuals with autism may experience difficulties with body awareness (proprioception)

Qualification: NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism
Unit: Unit 04: Sensory processing, perception and cognition in individuals with autism
Learning outcome: 1 Understand how individuals with autism process sensory information
Assessment criteria: 1.4. Explain how individuals with autism may experience difficulties with body awareness (proprioception)

• Individuals with autism may experience difficulties with body awareness (also known as proprioception)
• The proprioceptive system helps us to move and coordinate effectively by sensing and pre-empting force and pressure
• A proprioceptive disorder can cause clumsy fina nad gross motor skills, difficulty balancing, applying either too much or too little force,