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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 -
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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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