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Spring has sprung and with it may come an extra dose of sensory challenges. For some children, seasonal changes in clothing, weather and routine bring just enough extra or unfamiliar input to throw their sensory diets out of whack. Luckily, your nearest sale counter is probably brimming with an economic, effective tool that can help [...]
When my daughter who has sensory processing disorder was little, I knew I was doing a lot of things right as a parent. Our days were filled with obstacle courses built out of couch cushions, tactile play in sensory bins, playgroups to encourage social skill development, and lots and lots of books. And my hard [...]
by Bonnie Arnwine On Your Knees As children get older it can become difficult to get them to engage in sensory activities. Young children are experiential and they enjoy the process of making something. As children get older they become more purposeful and are motivated by the end product, or learning a new skill, or [...]
by Rebecca Whitlock If your child seeks out oral-motor input, consider enriching his sensory diet with Fruit Roll-Up Fingers. My occupational therapist suggested this fun and tasty activity for my little sensory-seeker several months ago. It took me a few tries to get the hang of it. Here’s a little system that’s been working great [...]
Seeking Advice “Our 7 year old son has just been diagnosed with mild autism. He interacts well but sometimes, he goes into his own world and shuts everything out. He is always the “difficult” one, not eating what the others eat, not sleeping when he should. He has no empathy at all. Loud sounds are [...]
Excerpted with permission from Behavior Solutions for the Inclusive Classroom by Beth Aune, OTR/L, Beth Burt & Peter Gennaro Behavior Solutions is an excellent easy to read book that presents four behavioral sections along with comprehensive appendices. I highly recommend this book as a resource for all teachers for quick and easy solutions to implement [...]
by Tiffani Lawton, RN Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is not currently included in the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual (DSM), which in essence means it is not a recognized diagnosis. Through the SPD Foundation, various professional organizations and individual advocates, a tremendous amount of effort and advocacy has been pushing for the inclusion of SPD in [...]
by Bonnie Arnwine, Author of Starting Sensory Integration Therapy Some of the best sensory activities I have ever done with my kids, are the ones they made up. Here is a new one Geoffrey made up not to long ago: Q-Tip War Things You Will Need:Q-TipsStrawsPing Pong Balls (Optional)Timer You will need at least two [...]
by Chynna Laird My son, Xander, has recently been diagnosed with SPD. One of his many issues they are helping him with is eating. Unlike his sister, Jaimie, who has severe tactile defensiveness that is her main eating challenge, Xander’s eating issues are multi-dimensional. First of all, Xander has weak muscles in his mouth and [...]
