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Therapies > Animal
Is My Child Ready for Animal Therapy? Pre-Assessment Questions for Parents
How to evaluate fear, allergies, sensory sensitivities, and readiness before booking your child's first animal-assisted therapy session.
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Sensory Processing Differences in Asperger Syndrome: What to Request at School and Work
...spent white-knuckling through sensory input that never lets up. Sensory...input that never lets up. Sensory processing differences show...sharp, or too close. What Sensory Processing Differences Feel...Processing Differences Feel Like. Sensory differences in Asperger syndrome...inconsistency is part of why sensory needs get dismissed. If...
Lifestyle > Travel
How to Request Pre-Boarding When Flying with a Disability
...regulation covers wheelchair users, but it also covers passengers with sensory sensitivities, mobility limitations that don't require a wheelchair, medical...regulation covers wheelchair users, but it also covers passengers with sensory sensitivities, mobility limitations that don't require a wheelchair, medical equipment...
Lifestyle > Independence
Adaptive Clothing for Dressing Independence
...Interior construction without exposed seams prevents sensory irritation Open-back or side-opening designs for...accommodate orthotics and AFOs Tagless designs for sensory sensitivities Flat seams and no interior hardware...orthotics and AFOs Tagless designs for sensory sensitivities Flat seams and no interior hardware The distinction...
Career > Finding Jobs
Job Shadowing and Internships for Adults with Disabilities
...work?" You need to know if you can handle the sensory environment, the pace, the social demands, before...aren't nitpicky preferences when you're managing sensory sensitivities, social anxiety, or energy limits....nitpicky preferences when you're managing sensory sensitivities, social anxiety, or energy limits. They're the...
Education > Accommodations
Sensory Accommodations Checklist: What to Request for Autism, ADHD, and SPD
...your child needs sensory support at school....report mentions "sensory processing challenges."...IEP or 504 plan, "sensory support" feels too...requests. "Provide sensory breaks" gets interpreted...checklist organizes sensory accommodations by...accommodations by sensory category (auditory,...Children with auditory sensitivities may struggle with...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
...assume typical communication, motor control, and sensory processing. When those assumptions don't apply,...themselves to use an inhaler effectively. A child with sensory sensitivities may resist nebulizer treatments....an inhaler effectively. A child with sensory sensitivities may resist nebulizer treatments. A child with...
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...delays natural sleep onset. Sensory sensitivities that are manageable during the day...
Research > Assistive Tech
Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children Who Can't Speak: Research, Reality, and How to Access Trials
..."approved for adults" and "usable by a child with sensory sensitivities" is enormous. This article separates...for adults" and "usable by a child with sensory sensitivities" is enormous. This article separates what's available...implanted electrodes (invasive), and a few use sensors that rest on or near the brain without penetrating...
Health > Treatment
Getting Your Child to Take Medicine: Evidence-Based Strategies That Actually Work
...disabilities, particularly those with autism or sensory sensitivities, getting medicine into your child...disabilities, particularly those with autism or sensory sensitivities, getting medicine into your child can become a...swallowing refusal, liquid medicine battles, and sensory-driven medication resistance. These aren't generic...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Puberty and Autism: Supporting Your Child Through Physical and Emotional Changes
...social dynamics of middle school. The sensory sensitivities you learned to accommodate...dynamics of middle school. The sensory sensitivities you learned to accommodate now include...emotional tools to process them. Add sensory sensitivities, difficulty with abstract...tools to process them. Add sensory sensitivities, difficulty with abstract social...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome in Adults: Navigating a Late Diagnosis
...functionally: your brain processes social information, sensory input, and patterns differently than neurotypical...struggle with unspoken social rules, and experience sensory sensitivities that others don't notice. You might...unspoken social rules, and experience sensory sensitivities that others don't notice. You might have spent...