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Therapies > Other
Deep Pressure Therapy and Weighted Blankets: What Parents of Children with Special Needs Should Know
...cortisol, and shifts your body out of fight-or-flight mode. When a child with sensory processing differences experiences sensory overload, their nervous system...fight-or-flight mode. When a child with sensory processing differences experiences sensory overload, their nervous system is stuck in high alert. Deep pressure provides...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Puberty and Autism: Supporting Your Child Through Physical and Emotional Changes
...cover the social dynamics of middle school. The sensory sensitivities you learned to accommodate now include...many children have the cognitive or emotional tools to process them. Add sensory sensitivities, difficulty...cognitive or emotional tools to process them. Add sensory sensitivities, difficulty with abstract social...
Medical > Pediatrics
The Pain Your Child Can't Tell You About: A Parent's Guide to Recognizing Discomfort in Nonverbal Children
...time you arrive, you've been told it's teething, sensory processing, or just a phase. The pediatrician watches...frequently dismissed by medical providers. The tools clinicians use to assess pain in verbal children...without the framework to do it. There are validated tools designed for exactly this situation. They're used...
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...The right tools don't eliminate...Understanding Sensory Self-Care....Self-Care. Sensory self-care...your day. Sensory processing...form of sensory processing...includes sensory sensitivities...criteria for sensory processing...functioning. When sensory input is...attention. The tools below aren't...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Screen Time and Special Needs: Evidence-Based Guidance for Parents
...aren't just entertainment. They're communication tools, learning platforms, sensory regulation devices,...They're communication tools, learning platforms, sensory regulation devices, and sometimes the only way...Studies link early screen exposure to atypical sensory processing, but they also show screens improving...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Story Builder
Designed by Mobile Education Tools, Story Builder is one of the highest-ranked reading...special needs such as those with autism or with sensory processing disorders, and it gives children that...processing disorders, and it gives children that extra sensory input to improve memory and learning. Most children...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Weighted Blankets for Special Needs
...are affordable tools that nearly any...needs should have. Sensory Goods is a company...with autism and sensory integration needs....biggest product for Sensory Goods, and these...body, and this sensory experience helps...autism or other sensory disorder like the...comforting and providing sensory input. The weight...impossible to wash. Sensory Goods uses plastic...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
What is a Pressure Vest?
...or pressure vests are tools, in addition to weighted...children with autism, ADHD, sensory integration disorders,...neurological disorders. Sensory Goods is a company that...feedback to a child with a sensory processing disorder. Proprioceptors...disorder. Proprioceptors are sensors that aid in a child's...functioning of these sensors is essential for accurate...
Therapies > Occupational
Sensory Integration Through Swings
Sensory integration refers...For most people, sensory integration happens...Certain therapeutic tools have emerged as...individuals with sensory processing disorders....platform swings from Sensory Goods, might seem...they are excellent tools for improving concentration...vestibular system. Sensory Goods also developed...senses include the sensory input and feedback...
Lifestyle > Art
Adaptive Art Supplies and Tools for Children with Disabilities: A Complete Guide
...standard tools were designed...control, and sensory tolerance....body, the tool becomes the...Adaptive tools redesign...to adapt tools yourself...What Makes a Tool "Adaptive"....adaptive art tool changes one...Weight: lighter tools for low muscle...weighted tools for tremor...strength Sensory profile:...materials for sensory sensitivities...thread: the tool meets the...do: Hold a tool against the...
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...For families raising children with developmental delays, autism, ADHD, or sensory processing challenges, PCIT offers something rare: a short-term intervention,...to 20 sessions, that treats the parent-child relationship as the primary tool for behavior change. What PCIT Is. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy was...
Special Needs > Cancer
The Role of Technology in Enhancing Cancer Care for Special Needs Patients
...personalized approach to care. Telehealth and remote monitoring offer invaluable tools to empower special needs patients, particularly those facing challenges...with in-person appointments. Remote monitoring devices, such as wearable sensors and home health devices, enable continuous monitoring of vital signs and...