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Career > Skills Training
Getting to Work Independently: Transit and Paratransit Training for Employees with Disabilities
...skill-building program that teaches route planning, problem-solving, safety awareness, and independent navigation, all built around your specific route and your...management: building in buffer time, knowing what to do if you miss a connection Sensory management: strategies for crowded platforms, loud announcements, and unexpected...
Education > Special Education
Sensory-Friendly Community Events for Autism Acceptance Month
...respond with sensory-friendly programming....But not all sensory-friendly events...run dedicated sensory-friendly sessions....shift from "Awareness" to "Acceptance"...managed around. Awareness events often...What Genuinely Sensory-Friendly Looks...calls an event sensory-friendly, you're...intentions. Genuinely sensory-friendly events...include: Modified sensory environment....
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Sleep and Autism: Evidence-Based Help for Children Who Can't Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep
...for many autistic children, and the sensory and routine needs that shape their...involves melatonin production timing, sensory processing differences, and difficulty...which delays natural sleep onset. Sensory sensitivities that are manageable...the house is quiet and the child's awareness of textures, sounds, and light intensifies....
Global Insights > Advocacy
Teaching Your Child to Self-Advocate: Age-by-Age Strategies from Elementary Through High School
...can't lead their IEP meeting, but they can tell their teacher they need a sensory break. A ten-year-old can't negotiate workplace accommodations, but they...working and how to communicate that to a trusted adult. Start with self-awareness. Help your child notice what helps them focus, what makes them overwhelmed,...
Parenting > The Early Years
Understanding Sensory Processing in Toddlers: What Parents Need to Know
...you're seeing might be sensory processing differences:...how you respond. What Sensory Processing Means. Sensory...Sensory Processing Means. Sensory processing is how the...Proprioceptive is body awareness, the sense that tells...limbs are in space. When sensory processing works smoothly,...hurt, seek out intense sensory input like spinning or...
Parenting > General
How to Use Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month to Advocate at Your Child's School
...the country marks Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. It's a national observance. Formally, a...What the Month Is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is led nationally by the National Association...intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, ADHD, and sensory differences including hearing and vision. What...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
Inclusive Easter Activities for Children with Special Needs
...unique designs. For children with sensory sensitivities, try using materials...their creations with each other. Sensory-Friendly Easter Egg Hunt. Easter egg...children with special needs. Create a sensory-friendly egg hunt by using plastic...who have difficulty with spatial awareness. Bunny Hop Dance Party. Dancing is...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Rhythmic Revelations: How Dance Unlocks a New World for Autistic Individuals
...sometimes cannot capture. Sensory Integration Many autistic...autistic individuals have unique sensory processing patterns. Dance...tool, helping in regulating sensory input. The physical movements...vestibular senses, crucial for body awareness and balance. Furthermore,...and enjoyable for those with sensory sensitivities. Structured...
Education > K-12
Book Review: Clever Carter
Being proactive about autism awareness is really the key for educating the public. When Sara Park's son was diagnosed...from inattention, playing alone, wandering, and little sense of fear to sensory overload and finger flapping. Told in rhyming lines with a cheerful lilt,...
Career > Finding Jobs
Many People with Autism Suited for Jobs
...Sun, "The more we can put people with autism in different places, the more awareness we can create." As long as parents or caregivers can help uncover the person's...unique way of communicating and also provide support for challenges such as sensory sensitivity or...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Smart Lights and Voice Control for Sensory Processing Disorder
When sensory overload hits, the last...switch. For children with sensory processing disorder and...Lighting Matters for Sensory Regulation. Fluorescent...on/off switches create sensory assault. The nervous...changes before conscious awareness registers them. A room...day before breakfast. Sensory-friendly lighting addresses...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
Madden Orlovsky Filled ESPN's Set with His Drawings for Autism Awareness Day
...walked onto the ESPN set for Autism Awareness Day, the studio looked different....live. Madden is autistic. He has sensory sensitivities. Live television is...He's now an ESPN analyst. For Autism Awareness Day, the network invited Madden onto...One mother wrote that a child with sensory issues going on live TV and expressing...