Sensory Smart Blogs
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Children with autism or sensory processing disorder can find relaxing into sleep more difficult than most. Of all the issues that affect families of SEN children, sleep can be one that impacts them the most.Read now
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Tips On choosing The Right Sensory Toy For Your Child
Read nowChildren and adults with Sensory Processing issues, Autism, ADHD, or ADD may often have a need to bite and chew. It can be a behaviour known as ‘stimming’, which performs an important sensory function, helping the young person regulate themselves...
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Toys that help calm anxiety and stress in children with Autism
Read nowChildren with special educational needs or diagnosed with Autism, SPD, OCD, PDA or other conditions often have accompanying sensory issues. Children can present with hyper-sensitivity (over responsive) or hypo-sensitivity (under-responsive) and have issues regulating their sensory experience of the world. ...
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Tackling Sensory Issues With Clothing In Children With Special Needs
Read nowChildren with special needs such as Autism, SPD, OCD and PDA can suffer from many sensory issues with their clothing, we share some of the ways to help tackle these issues. There are a number of sensory issues that children with Autism, SPD, OCD, PDA commonly encounter with their clothing.
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Changes Parents Face With an Autism Diagnosis
It is likely that parents will have spent a considerable amount of time thinking their child is just being difficult, or their parenting is not good enough before they start to wonder if there is a reason the family is struggling with day to day issues that seem so straightforward for everyone else.Read now