Sensory Integrative Therapy and Autism Ranking:

Cost and Time

Cost

The cost of sensory integrative therapy will depend on a number of factors including the choice of supplier, the overall length of treatment, the frequency of sessions, the length of individual sessions, as well as the needs of the individual client. 

Sensory integrative therapy is usually undertaken by professionals (such as occupational therapists). In the UK and some other countries, health care services such as occupational therapy are sometimes provided free of charge via the National Health Service at the point of delivery to affected individuals and their families.

In the USA and other countries the costs may sometimes by covered by schemes such as Medicare, Medicaid, workers’ compensation, vocational programmes, behavioural health programmes, early intervention, and school programmes.

Services also may be covered through Social Security, state mental health or learning disability agencies, health and human services agencies, private foundations, and grants.

Time

The amount of time it takes to use sensory integrative therapy will depend on a number of factors including the needs of the individual client, the overall length of treatment, the frequency of sessions and the length of individual sessions.

In the UK, most occupational or physical therapy sessions will last about 45 to 60 minutes and most will be held on a regular basis, often weekly.  In the studies we looked at, the sensory integrative therapy programmes lasted anywhere between four weeks and one year and individual sessions lasted anywhere between 10-60 minutes.

Updated

16 Jun 2022

Last Review

01 Apr 2018

Next Review

01 May 2024