Book: Coming Through the Fog: A Mother Shares Her Journey of Her Daughter’s Recovery from Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder to Functioning Recovery By Tami A. Goldstein A mother tells the journey of her daughter’s recovery from Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder to Functioning Recovery and independent living, giving tips to parents on how to navigate…
“There is a great expectation for children to stay on task, practice “quiet sitting” and to control their impulses. In certain situations, these expectations are reasonable but what about the child who either has an over active system or an under active system? For these children, sitting still may feel like an insurmountable task. If…
“A child’s brain… isn’t yet developed enough to self-regulate intense negative emotion on it’s own. When feelings get big, the ability to listen to logic or make decisions gets small (or nonexistent) for many kids. When it comes to a child on the brink of meltdown, a self-regulating strategy is to move the body and adjust…
Looking for some terrific sensory motor activities? Try this one — making your own boxing prop for your kids that is fun, a wonderful gross motor outlet and is sure to wear them out!
Book: Busy Toddler, Happy Mom: Over 280 Activities to Engage your Toddler in Small Motor and Gross Motor Activities, Crafts, Language Development and Sensory Play By Kristen Jervis Cacka, Gayle Jervis Do you often wish you had more ideas on how to keep your child stimulated at home? Do you find yourself signing up for…
Book: Busy Toddler, Happy Mom: Over 280 Activities to Engage your Toddler in Small Motor and Gross Motor Activities, Crafts, Language Development and Sensory Play By Kristen Jervis Cacka, Gayle Jervis Do you often wish you had more ideas on how to keep your child stimulated at home? Do you find yourself signing up for…
Book: Sensory Integration: Now that makes sense! By Paula L. Simpson OTR L MHA This book was written with the intent to provide general information for parents/caregivers of children with sensory issues. This book is not intended to diagnose, prevent or cure children with sensory issues, but to give parents a starting point in recognizing…
“Each time I walk into a classroom, I can find at least 3 children who are on the floor in the W Sitting position…and they kind of remind me of melting snowman. Their legs are wide around their bottoms, their trunk posture is often droopy and they aren’t able to move their arms outside of…
A variation in the CHD8 gene has a strong likelihood of leading to a type of autism accompanied by digestive problems, a larger head and wide-set eyes. “We finally got a clear-cut case of an autism-specific gene,” said Raphael Bernier, University of Washington associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and clinical director of the…
Welcome to The Sensory Spectrum’s Sensory Blog Hop! Every month, The Sensory Spectrum will host a special blog hop of posts from bloggers. Just imagine a host of bloggers sharing their stories about what it’s like to have sensory challenges and what it means to have a sensory kiddo! Read their stories. Jump from blog…
Book: Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World by Sharon Heller We all know what it feels like to be irritated by loud music, accosted by lights that are too bright, or overwhelmed by a world that moves too quickly. But millions…
Although this video is produced by the National Autistic Society, this video entitled Sensory Sensitivity reflects not only how an Autistic person may experience sensory input but how any sensory sensitive child might.
“So when I saw this article in The New Republic yesterday disputing whether or not Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is real or “sheer quackery” (their words), at first I just rolled my eyes and clicked away. But then I woke up this morning feeling like our story needed to be told because I am fortunate…
And yet another article discussing whether Sensory Processing Disorder is real or sheer quackery. You folks know what I think! And while it’s sometimes tough to read articles that minimize the issues my sons have had, I also believe discussing these issues will bring them to the forefront and help with future studies as well…
The Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Foundation has just released preliminary results documenting the effectiveness of the STAR treatment model for children with SPD, showing the value of treatment for Sensory Processing Disorder. Significant improvement were reported in adaptive behavior and emotional functioning after intensive, short-term occupational therapy. The Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Foundation has just…
