Sensory Smart Blogs

June 25, 2024 Mel Thomsett

Tackling Sensory Issues With Clothing In Children With Special Needs
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.

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April 25, 2024 Mel Thomsett

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.
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April 15, 2024 Mel Thomsett

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.
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Tackling Sensory Issues With Clothing In Children With Special Needs