A CHILD WHO HAS VESTIBULAR DYSFUNCTION MAY:
Have difficulty walking on uneven ground—gravitational insecurity
Be unable to sustain listening without rocking, tipping chair,
moving
Get over excited, can’t calm down after movement
Have defiant behavior when encouraged to move
Have excessive need to hang upside down, spin etc.
Have lose and floppy body, low muscle tone
Lay head on table, slouch while sitting
Rock excessively
Get motion or car sick easily
Need to stay in constant movement
Be unable to maintain static balance
Avoid movement, swings, rides
Be unable to read or write cursive (older)
Have poor auditory processing
Seem to have trouble listening
Have tracking problems in reading
Feel dizzy or nauseated after watching people or things move
Suffer from repeated or severe ear infections
Have had excessive use of walker, playpen, infant seat restricting or limiting movement