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Last month, we got Influenza A. At least, I am pretty sure we did. Classic symptoms, straight from a medical textbook. Fever, respiratory symptoms, aches, fatigue. Typically, influenza will take anywhere from 7-10 days to resolve with some residual fatigue. It bites. Illness and the Special Needs Child And while being sick is in and [...]
It’s summer time. A prime season for family travel. Whether your family is filled with seasoned travelers or is headed out for your first major road trip ever, if you have a child with sensory challenges, it helps to think ahead. Join me in putting on Sensory Savvy lenses to help ensure smoother travels. Today’s [...]
Bowling is a wonderful sensory activity for kids. It offers heavy work, motor planning, strengthening, and visual motor planning. My boys LOVE to go bowling, but we can’t always make it to the bowling alley. So now, with the following idea, we can get creative and do a bit of “batty bowling” right in our [...]
My son, Xander, was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). One of his many issues was with eating. Unlike his sister, Jaimie, who has severe tactile defensiveness as her main eating challenge, Xander’s eating issues are multi-dimensional. First of all, Xander has weak muscles in his mouth and jaw. This not only prevents him from [...]
Children are very clever. When something is hard, many kids can think it out and use cognitive skills to overcome a sensory-motor challenge. This is a great compensation tool when necessary, but we want children to have automatic motor skills, so they can focus on listening, learning, and interacting, rather than thinking about the underlying [...]
Tyler picks his nails until they bleed. Grace has a big bald spot on the top of her head from pulling out her hair. Giorgio bangs his head on the floor or ground so hard that he has lost consciousness. Self-injurious behavior (SIB) is one of the most alarming behaviors to see in a child. [...]
With summer approaching, the thoughts of summer camps and kid groups are dancing in our heads. As professionals these groups can be exciting as we get to choose what we love to do and turn it into a session of weekly groups for the kids we love to work with. However, a smidge of anxiety [...]
Many of our children almost seem to have bionic hearing. They can hear things that other people would simply be able to tune out. In the classroom setting, it may be the heater or the air conditioner when they kick on. This could be loud enough to distract some kids from their task and send [...]
