Sensory Smart Blogs

December 23, 2024 Mel Thomsett

Christmas Tips For Autistic Or Sensory Children And Their Families
Christmas can bring lots of extra challenges for special needs families, we share our top tips for a sensory friendly Christmas. Christmas tips for autistic or sensory children and their families At the Sensory Smart Store we strongly believe that...
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November 28, 2024 Mel Thomsett

How to Manage Aggressive Behaviour In Children With Autism
chil It is important to establish clear strategies and plans on how to manage aggressive behaviour in your child if they have special needs. stre

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October 5, 2024 Mel Thomsett

Caregivers burnout: Tips For Parents Of Children With Autism And Other Special Needs
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.

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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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March 1, 2024 Mel Thomsett

Daily Challenges of Raising a Child With Special Needs
On a daily basis your challenges start with trying to get your child washed, dressed in the appropriate clothing and transitioned to school or whatever activity they are scheduled to be attending that day. All this is probably under time pressure as you are likely to also be trying to hold down a job and income that is dependent on you getting to work on time!
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February 15, 2024 Mel Thomsett

Benefits of Sensory School Uniforms
Children with Sensory Issues, Autism, SPD, ADHD, OCD, PDA or other SEN issues have so many challenges already that they need to overcome every single day in order to travel to and attend school, focus on their work and overcome anxiety and dysregulation. School uniform is a huge additional barrier to many and causes meltdowns in so many busy homes each morning.
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Christmas Tips For Autistic Or Sensory Children And Their Families

How to Manage Aggressive Behaviour In Children With Autism

Caregivers burnout: Tips For Parents Of Children With Autism And Other Special Needs

Changes Parents Face With an Autism Diagnosis

Daily Challenges of Raising a Child With Special Needs

Benefits of Sensory School Uniforms