Individual TSMT® therapy (TSMT I®)

Individualized Targeted Sensory-Motor Training® (TSMT® I) therapy is recommended for children from 3 months to 8 years of age who have one or more of the following symptoms:
  • Delayed speech development
  • Delayed motor development
  • Childhood autism in uncooperative children
  • Asperger syndrome in a child who is difficult to cooperate
  • Severe attention and concentration problems
  • Central nervous system (CP) damage under 5 years of age
  • Severe learning disorders (dyscalculia, dyslexia, dysgraphia)
  • Regulatory disorders (eating, sleeping problems)
  • Behavioural problems, increased aggression
  • Anxiety
  • Lack of cooperation
  • Weakness of control functions
  • Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
  • As a preventive measure, if the above symptoms have already occurred in the family in the case of a parent/sibling
If the child's developmental delay is greater than 3-6 months, or stagnation is significant, or if tests show that the child is in the impaired zone, i.e., performing below 50% in the areas of Neurodevelopmental Maturity and Motor Maturity, it is recommended that the child begin individual TSMT therapeutic development. Individual therapy is also recommended if the child is unable to understand, imitate or perform therapeutic tasks, or if his/her behaviour shows regression, oppositional behaviour, and is not task oriented, short attention span, easily distracted and unable to cooperate with other professionals.

How is TSMT® I therapy delivered?

Individualized TSMT® therapy always begins with an assessment using the Longitudinal Complex Assessment® (LongiKid®), which provides feedback on the child's sensorimotor and cognitive status, identifies any delays, and sets therapeutic goals. If the child is uncooperative during the assessment or cannot be placed in an assessment situation, the primary therapeutic goal is to establish this cooperation, which will facilitate the detection of the child's true sub-skill profile at the first six-month follow-up assessment.
After the first assessment, a qualified TSMT® therapist selects and prepares a personalised TSMT® training session from over 1000 tasks, and teaches it to the parents, who can then practise the sequence of tasks with the child at home at a regular interval set by the therapist. If required, it is possible for the family to practise with the therapist several times a month, but the protocol requires the family to return to the institution once a month for a check-up. At the monthly check-up and the bi-monthly rewrite, the therapist adjusts the intensity of the tasks and stimuli, corrects the execution of the tasks if necessary, and makes the tasks more difficult according to the therapeutic goals.

How long does TSMT® I therapy last?

TSMT® I therapy lasts from 20 minutes (between 3 months and 12 months of age) to 90 minutes per session, depending on age and cooperation. As the number of repetitions progresses, the time required to complete the exercise sequence decreases over time, but after a certain age, less than 30 minutes is ineffective in effectively reshaping neural structures. TSMT® I therapy typically lasts for at least six months, after which a reassessment is performed to determine further therapeutic goals. If the child's age delay is less than 3 months after the follow-up assessment, or if symptoms have decreased or disappeared completely, therapy may be discontinued or replaced by other developmental interventions (speech therapy, remedial development, drama therapy, foundation therapy, group TSMT® therapy, etc.).