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Teaching Bathroom Independence to Children with Down Syndrome
Lifestyle > Independence

Teaching Bathroom Independence to Children with Down Syndrome

By Nora Bloom
...and acting on it. Others don't recognize the urge reliably because of sensory processing differences. Verbal instruction alone doesn't work when a child...acting on it. Others don't recognize the urge reliably because of sensory processing differences. Verbal instruction alone doesn't work when a child processes...
Art in Occupational Therapy: How OTs Use Creative Work to Build Motor Skills
Lifestyle > Art

Art in Occupational Therapy: How OTs Use Creative Work to Build Motor Skills

By Gregory Simmons
...Art activities hit multiple goals simultaneously: fine motor control, sensory processing, visual-motor integration, and executive function (planning,...activities hit multiple goals simultaneously: fine motor control, sensory processing, visual-motor integration, and executive function (planning, sequencing,...
Sensory Art Activities for Children with Autism and SPD
Lifestyle > Art

Sensory Art Activities for Children with Autism and SPD

By Gregory Simmons
Your child has sensory processing differences,...child has sensory processing differences, and...shutdown trigger. Sensory art activities...materials without sensory overwhelm. That...understanding which sensory inputs your child...Children with sensory processing disorder...Children with sensory processing disorder experience...isn't to "fix" the sensory preference. It's...
Personal Hygiene and Professional Appearance in the Workplace
Career > Skills Training

Personal Hygiene and Professional Appearance in the Workplace

By Dr. Mia Wilson
...know them. For people with sensory processing disorder, autism,...them. For people with sensory processing disorder, autism, or executive...standard to one person can be a sensory minefield or an impossible...Conditions that qualify include sensory processing disorder, autism...that qualify include sensory processing disorder, autism spectrum...
Customer Service Skills for Employment: Training and Accommodations
Career > Skills Training

Customer Service Skills for Employment: Training and Accommodations

By Dr. Mia Wilson
...people with autism, social anxiety, sensory processing differences, or communication...with autism, social anxiety, sensory processing differences, or communication disabilities,...Workplace accommodations can reduce sensory overload and provide scripts or visual...frameworks for common scenarios: processing returns, handling complaints, transferring...
Panel Interviews and Disability: Managing Multiple Interviewers
Career > Interviewing

Panel Interviews and Disability: Managing Multiple Interviewers

By Liam Richardson
...eye contact across multiple faces, processing voices that may overlap or interrupt,...seekers with autism, social anxiety, or sensory processing differences, this format...autism, social anxiety, or sensory processing differences, this format amplifies...panel format. A quiet room helps with sensory load, but it doesn't address the...
Sensory-Friendly Interview Environments: Requesting Quiet Spaces and Lighting Adjustments
Career > Interviewing

Sensory-Friendly Interview Environments: Requesting Quiet Spaces and Lighting Adjustments

By Liam Richardson
...your qualifications. If you have sensory processing disorder, autism, ADHD,...qualifications. If you have sensory processing disorder, autism, ADHD, or another...qualifications that a candidate without sensory processing differences would have...that a candidate without sensory processing differences would have in a standard...
Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers
Career > Interviewing

Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers

By Liam Richardson
...It's navigating unspoken social rules, managing sensory overwhelm in high-stakes environments, and scripting...high-stakes environments, and scripting responses when processing delays make spontaneous answers harder. Mock interviews...response library for common behavioral questions Sensory preparation for interview environments (lighting,...
Video Interview Accommodations for Sensory and Communication Disabilities
Career > Interviewing

Video Interview Accommodations for Sensory and Communication Disabilities

By Liam Richardson
...moved to a screen. They introduce sensory and communication barriers that don't...rapid-fire questions with no visual processing time, backgrounds you can't control....backgrounds you can't control. If you have sensory processing differences, communication...can't control. If you have sensory processing differences, communication disabilities,...
Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?
Therapies > Animal

Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support Animal: Which Is Right for Your Child?

By Emma Turner
...Deep pressure therapy during meltdowns or anxiety episodes (autism, sensory processing disorder) Alerting to blood sugar drops (Type 1 diabetes) Interrupting...pressure therapy during meltdowns or anxiety episodes (autism, sensory processing disorder) Alerting to blood sugar drops (Type 1 diabetes) Interrupting...
Sensory Accommodations Checklist: What to Request for Autism, ADHD, and SPD
Education > Accommodations

Sensory Accommodations Checklist: What to Request for Autism, ADHD, and SPD

By Benjamin Thompson
...your child needs sensory support at school....report mentions "sensory processing challenges."...mentions "sensory processing challenges." The...or 504 plan, "sensory support" feels...requests. "Provide sensory breaks" gets interpreted...checklist organizes sensory accommodations...accommodations by sensory category (auditory,...with auditory processing delays, the issue...
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
Special Needs > Respiratory Health

Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know

By Samantha Kay
...assume typical communication, motor control, and sensory processing. When those assumptions don't apply,...typical communication, motor control, and sensory processing. When those assumptions don't apply, gaps appear...themselves to use an inhaler effectively. A child with sensory sensitivities may resist nebulizer treatments....

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