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, […]
Teaching a Sensory Kid How to Swim
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
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
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
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
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
“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 […]
7 Effective and Versatile Sensory Toys Every Single Home Should Have
When I first walked into the occupational therapists “sensory gym”, my mouth hung opened. The large expanse was full of all sorts of multicolored equipment from floor to ceiling. Not only were my kids eager to play while getting their sensory needs met, I wanted to join in too (that’s how crazy inviting and fun […]
Getting Sensory Needs Met While Sheltering in Place
“Literally bouncing off the walls.” That’s what happens when your sensory kids try and get their needs met during a global pandemic. Tell me I’m not alone. The Need The COVID-19 disease has turned the world upside down. Sadly, it has presented sensory kids with some unique challenges to overcome as well. Occupational therapy is […]
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