Sensory Smart Blogs

Looking after children with special needs is a lot of hard work. We discuss what caregivers burnout is and techniques you can use to avoid it. 

Children 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...

 Children 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. ...

Children 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.  

There are many challenges for parents of children with special needs, and one that is often unexpected is sensitivity to everyday clothing. There are huge sensory issues that children with Autism, SPD, OCD, PDA commonly encounter with their clothing.  This can be a nightmare, especially for essentials like underwear, school wear and seasonal weather-wear.