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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...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
How to Plan an Inclusive Birthday Party for Kids of All Abilities
...design that makes the event better for everyone. A sensory-friendly environment helps all kids regulate....whether kids can swim. Asking about mobility needs, sensory sensitivities, or communication preferences is...can swim. Asking about mobility needs, sensory sensitivities, or communication preferences is the same thing:...
Medical > Cardiology
Helping Your Autistic Child Through Heart Tests: A Sensory-Friendly Approach to Echocardiograms and ECGs
...unexpected sounds. For a child with sensory sensitivities, those requirements...sounds. For a child with sensory sensitivities, those requirements stack up fast....Echocardiograms Are Challenging for Sensory-Sensitive Children. An echocardiogram...sounds from the equipment, and the sensory load...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Sensory Self-Care Strategies for Neurodivergent Adults and Children
...grow out of sensory needs. The...focus now. Sensory processing...ADHD, and sensory processing...managing sensory input. The...Understanding Sensory Self-Care....Self-Care. Sensory self-care...your day. Sensory processing...form of sensory processing...includes sensory sensitivities...sensory sensitivities even when...criteria for sensory processing...functioning. When sensory input is...
Health > Exercise
The Activity Gap: Why Kids with Disabilities Exercise Far Less, and What Families Can Do
...one. Most mainstream gyms and recreation programs aren't designed with sensory sensitivities, mobility differences, or communication needs in mind. The...Most mainstream gyms and recreation programs aren't designed with sensory sensitivities, mobility differences, or communication needs in mind. The problem is...
Health > Exercise
How to Build an Exercise Routine for a Child with Special Needs (Without Burning Out)
...needs to be. For most children with sensory sensitivities, attention differences,...be. For most children with sensory sensitivities, attention differences, or communication...to try, think about your child's sensory profile. Children who seek sensory...sensory profile. Children who seek sensory input often respond well to movement...