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The old adage says that April showers can bring May flowers. Along with those flowers comes grass. Lots of grass growing in lawns everywhere. Grass that can look beautiful, but, unfortunately, does not feel that way to some children with tactile sensitivities – children who may need the enticement of fun in order to brave [...]
Sensational Sniffers!!! My 3 boys all have hypersensitive smell, they can smell things long before I can, and I think I have a pretty good sniffer. I usually get asked on a daily basis by one or more or my children “Mommy, whats that smell!!” They cannot tolerate perfumes, air fresheners, cleaners etc… If something [...]
by Allison Gingras With the change of seasons comes crazy weather. Sometimes weather too poor to send our children out to play in. Yet, there is work to be done, kids to be entertained. So what’s a busy parent to do? Some may resort to electronic babysitters such as TV, DVD or video game systems. [...]
by Britt Collins, OTR/L So many children that are on the autism spectrum have sensory issues and many people are not as familiar with what Sensory Integration (SI) is. Many Occupational Therapists (OT’s) are trained in SI work and use this in their treatment when working with all types of diagnosis but especially when working [...]
by Bonnie Arnwine, Author of Starting Sensory Integration Therapy One day while I was cleaning the bathroom I realized the house was too quiet. I called out for my son- his response was wild laughter. I took off my gloves and walked down the hall to the living room. I turned a corner and almost [...]
by Britt Collins, M.S., OTR/L When children are defensive to certain tactile input it can really affect their ability to function. Some children are sensitive to tags in their shirts, touching sticky or gooey things (like glue or finger paint), walking barefoot in grass or light touch. Others may crave touch with a desire to [...]
by Martianne Stanger The sun is shining. You’re itching to get outside. But, you need a little something to lure the SPD child in your life into some sensory fun… Well, grab your SPD Lenses and take a look at an old thing with new vision! Today’s challenge: What can one plastic sandbox (or kiddie [...]
by Martianne Stanger The first official day of summer is but days away and, so, summer recreation items are on sale everywhere. Well, don’t just breeze by that bin of inexpensive pool noodles. Dig down into your pocket for some spare change to purchase a few. With your SPD lenses on, you will find yourself [...]
by Martianne Stanger School is still in session, but summer is just around the corner. How can you embrace the ethereal joys of summertime, while attending to the edifying tasks of school-time – and all while attending to SPD needs and honoring Better Hearing and Speech Month? Perhaps by grabbing your SPD Lenses and looking [...]
by Martianne Stanger It’s big. It’s green. It’s shiny. It crawls, jumps, rolls and otherwise makes its way down my hallway regularly. What is it? One or two of my children getting some great proprioceptive, deep pressure and tactile experiences in our Body Sox, which was provided to us for review. What a great OT [...]
