I am a speech-language therapist in training. InshAllah I will earn my MA and CCC in the near future. SI has also been used frequently in children with Autism. Many of the clients I work with are considered "at risk" including premis.

Are you a speech therapist? My experience is more with children with problems relating to premature birth, and also a little with autistic spectrum kids. I've not heard of it in the context of ADHD kids so much.

I have found that when working with children who have ADHD, often times, it appears to help if the child has something to play with, like an eraser, as the session unfolds. Unfortunately, I have seen very few research articles concerning this topic, so I find it hard to justify supporting or doing it. However, like I said, it has been brought up frequently as speech-language therapists often work closely with OTs.

Sensory integration is part of the larger therapy picture for a child I work with. He was born at 30 weeks, and spend his first three years in and out of the hospital, and on a ventilator. I believe sensory integration played a significant role in acclimating him to tolerating touch, noises, lights, and crowded environments. This is of course specific to one child, I don't have a wide range of experience.