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How to Become a Sensory Sleuth (3 Questions to Ask About Any Sensory Behavior)

March 2, 2023 By Julie Leave a Comment

Inside you’ll find: Answers to the question, “What sensory needs are causing my child to meltdown?”   Baffling. Explosive. Irrational. Inconsistent. Words often used by parents to describe their child’s sensory meltdowns. Our kids sensory needs can leave us as parents feeling helpless. We want to understand and support our children, but without the tools, […]

Combining Sensory Input with Learning Activities

January 27, 2023 By Julie Leave a Comment

When your child has sensory needs, your to-do list grows exponentially. Suddenly there are books to read, therapies to attend, medical bills to battle, sensory activities to do. While your children need to get their sensory needs met, there’s still more to life and those things can’t be ignored either. A child’s education is obviously […]

When Doctors and Therapists Won’t Listen to Your Sensory Concerns

January 16, 2023 By Julie Leave a Comment

“You’re one of those stupid, young mothers who think they know more than the experts.” I will never forget the biting words of the crockety pediatrician, as he tried to intimidate me (in front of my mother-in-law nonetheless) into doing things his way with my first born son.  He belittled my intelligence, he ignored my […]

Teaching a Sensory Kid How to Swim

June 8, 2021 By Julie 2 Comments

Inside you’ll find: How to Teach an Autistic Child To Swim, or a Child with Sensory Differences Personal update: My son is now so comfortable and competent with his swimming skills that you swam in the ocean at night with manta rays. Never would have dreamed it possible in a million years! As a lifeguard […]

Outdoor Sensory Toys to Make Your Yard Double as Occupational Therapy

April 14, 2021 By Julie Leave a Comment

Inside you’ll find: The best outdoor sensory toys for seekers, avoiders and everyone in between!   19th century English educator Charlotte Mason had a wise motto: “Never be within doors when you rightly can be without.” The benefits of outdoor play are numerous and well researched. The calming effect of nature is undeniable. Studies have […]

Using Music To Improve Sensory Issues: What To Know

March 10, 2021 By Julie Leave a Comment

Guest post by Nicole McCray: Music has always had a profound effect on our moods and feelings. Music has also been widely used in particular as a means of communication when words are not enough, or not available. A deeper knowledge of musical learning or music therapy has benefits to those who participate in them […]

Dramatically Improve Sensory Issues with These 3 Changes

February 24, 2021 By Julie Leave a Comment

Are you in a funk with your sensory kid? There have been seasons in my son’s life when sensory meltdowns happen more frequently, and we naturally tend towards unhealthy habits because of the turmoil of sensory processing disorder. Unfortunately, these habits add to worse sensory processing and more meltdowns! It’s a negative cycle, but it […]

Helping Kids Wear a Mask if They Have Autism or Sensory Processing Disorder

July 14, 2020 By Julie 2 Comments

The country is starting to open back up, but not everything is back to normal. Not by a long shot. One new staple in 2020 life is the mask. While people rage over the politics and science behind masks, parents of kids with sensory issues have an added challenge… Can you even get your child […]

Advantages of Homeschooling Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder

June 25, 2020 By Julie 2 Comments

“What’s that mean?” exclaimed every single kid I met during grade school. “It means my mom teaches me at home.” I’d respond, waiting for the predictable follow up question. “So do you get to wear your pajamas all day long???” Homeschooling was literally unheard by most of my peers back in the nineties.  Who woulda […]

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