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When you are caring for a child with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder or other conditions creating challenges in everyday activities, We’ve looked for the best free resources that can help.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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Top 5 tips on how to Create a Routine for a Child with Autism
Read nowFor a child with dysregulated sensory processing the world can feel like a very unpredictable, overwhelming and scary place. This can make even the simplest of transitions, changes or demands a huge struggle. Creating routines and daily structures for young...
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Can Massages help sensory children?
Autism and Sensory Processing Disorders can lead to severe sensory dysregulation, agitation, disconnection and distress. A small number of academic studies and a much larger amount of anecdotal feedback from parents and carers suggests that regular massage therapy may well offer huge benefits to adults and children affected by ASD and SPD.Read now