Anna Jean Ayres
Anna Jean Ayres (* 1920 ; † 1989 ) was an American developmental psychologist.
After training and working as an occupational therapist , she studied psychology and completed her habilitation at the Institute for Brain Research at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) .
As a therapist, she has dealt with neurological abnormalities and developed the theory of sensory integration . This approach tries to explain different motor disorders resulting from incorrect processing of sensory information in the brain . To treat these disorders, she began by learning the basic processing mechanisms.
In 1976 she and others founded the Ayres Clinic in Torrance , USA, where children are treated and therapists are trained.
See also
Books
- A. Jean Ayres, Jeff Robbins: Building Blocks of Child Development. The importance of integrating the senses for the development of the child , ³ Berlin: Springer, 1998, ISBN 3-540-63741-9 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Anna Jean Ayres in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ayres, Anna Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American developmental psychologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1989 |