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Sensory Processing Differences in Asperger Syndrome: What to Request at School and Work
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome

Sensory Processing Differences in Asperger Syndrome: What to Request at School and Work

By Lily Matthews
...white-knuckling through sensory input that...never lets up. Sensory processing...up. Sensory processing differences...differences show up in most people...close. What Sensory Processing...What Sensory Processing Differences...Feel Like. Sensory differences...differences in Asperger syndrome...syndrome run in two directions....fixture, the seam in a sock, the...part of why sensory needs get dismissed....
Rock Climbing and Adaptive Climbing Gyms
Lifestyle > Recreation

Rock Climbing and Adaptive Climbing Gyms

By Franklin Morris
...climbing wall covered in bright holds, staff...before anyone clips in. Adaptive climbing...models that account for sensory processing differences....account for sensory processing differences. Those...scheduling that reduces sensory load. All three have...standard-only hours creates a sensory environment that prevents...ability to sit upright in a suspended position....
Sensory-Friendly Movie Screenings for Families with Autism
Lifestyle > Recreation

Sensory-Friendly Movie Screenings for Families with Autism

By Franklin Morris
...children with sensory processing...with sensory processing differences:...silence. Sensory-friendly...Screening Sensory-Friendly....Sensory-Friendly. Sensory-friendly...to reduce sensory overload....experience movies in a space designed...families in the theater...mid-movie sensory breaks are...Where to Find Sensory-Friendly...runs its Sensory Friendly...Cinemark offers Sensory Friendly...
Teaching Bathroom Independence to Children with Down Syndrome
Lifestyle > Independence

Teaching Bathroom Independence to Children with Down Syndrome

By Nora Bloom
...The median age for daytime dryness in children with Down syndrome is between...these skills at different rates or in a different sequence. Low muscle tone...recognize the urge reliably because of sensory processing differences. Verbal instruction...the urge reliably because of sensory processing differences. Verbal instruction alone...
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
...strength, and bilateral coordination in ways that keep kids engaged while hitting...tolerate the motor challenge embedded in it. Occupational therapy addresses...simultaneously: fine motor control, sensory processing, visual-motor integration,...simultaneously: fine motor control, sensory processing, visual-motor integration, and executive...
Sensory Art Activities for Children with Autism and SPD
Lifestyle > Art

Sensory Art Activities for Children with Autism and SPD

By Gregory Simmons
...child has sensory processing...sensory processing differences,...to hands in a way that...trigger. Sensory art activities...controlling it in ways that...without sensory overwhelm....building in exit strategies...understanding which sensory inputs your...Matters in Art for Children...Children with sensory processing...sensory processing disorder...fight-or-flight in a child with..."fix" the sensory preference....
Personal Hygiene and Professional Appearance in the Workplace
Career > Skills Training

Personal Hygiene and Professional Appearance in the Workplace

By Dr. Mia Wilson
...expectations rarely show up in writing. You're expected...them. For people with sensory processing disorder,...For people with sensory processing disorder, autism, or...to one person can be a sensory minefield or an impossible...that qualify include sensory processing disorder,...qualify include sensory processing disorder, autism spectrum...
Panel Interviews and Disability: Managing Multiple Interviewers
Career > Interviewing

Panel Interviews and Disability: Managing Multiple Interviewers

By Liam Richardson
...across multiple faces, processing voices that may overlap...staying regulated in a room where the stimulation...social anxiety, or sensory processing differences,...anxiety, or sensory processing differences, this format...quiet room helps with sensory load, but it doesn't...multiple speakers in group settings. I'd...the start or emailed in advance Permission...
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
...can perform well in an interview when...qualifications. If you have sensory processing disorder,...you have sensory processing disorder, autism,...frame the request in functional terms...participate fully in the interview without...candidate without sensory processing differences...without sensory processing differences would...differences would have in a standard environment....
Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers
Career > Interviewing

Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers

By Liam Richardson
...unspoken social rules, managing sensory overwhelm in high-stakes environments,...managing sensory overwhelm in high-stakes environments, and...and scripting responses when processing delays make spontaneous answers...pressure, social reciprocity in small talk, and the cognitive...common behavioral questions Sensory preparation for interview environments...
Video Interview Accommodations for Sensory and Communication Disabilities
Career > Interviewing

Video Interview Accommodations for Sensory and Communication Disabilities

By Liam Richardson
...interviews aren't just in-person interviews...screen. They introduce sensory and communication...that don't exist in a conference room:...questions with no visual processing time, backgrounds...control. If you have sensory processing differences,...you have sensory processing differences, communication...same way it covers in-person ones. You...interview questions in writing 24–48 hours...
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
...rights, one is free but only works in facilities, and one requires no training...meltdowns or anxiety episodes (autism, sensory processing disorder) Alerting to blood...anxiety episodes (autism, sensory processing disorder) Alerting to blood sugar drops...palsy) Blocking or creating space in crowds (anxiety, PTSD) If a dog isn't...

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