For Sensory Processing Disorder Kiddos and Their Parents
Understanding our sensory processing ability helps us to understand our likes, dislikes, and the strategies we use to help keep ourselves in a calm, alert state. The calm, alert state is the state necessary for learning! Knowing how to stay regulated is a life skill. The Sensory Detective Curriculum is a resource that can be…
With school in full swing, your child may be asking for play dates. But how do you manage his special needs when other children come over? CLICK HERE: How to Plan a Special Needs Play Date Photo Credit / Modified More Recommended Reading Building Social Skills for Autism, Sensory Processing Disorders
This year, to spice things up, not only make this fun pumpkin spice play dough that your kids will love, add an extra sensory spin to help develop their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. CLICK HERE: Hide and Seek Pumpkin Playdough Sensory Activity More Recommended Reading
Depending on if you have a tactile seeker or sensory avoider, your experience with hair accessories can be vastly different. When I say accessories, I mean anything from hats to barrettes and headbands. Read these special needs parenting tips from folks just like you! Having boys, I haven’t had to manage all of the hair…
“[These tips] can apply to your toddler’s tantrums (which tend to be brief) or meltdowns (which are protracted bouts of screaming and oppositional behavior that can go on for minutes to–worst case scenarios–more than an hour.) What’s key is focusing not on what they’re doing, but on what you should be doing yourself.” – Holly…
