Tag: sensory processing disorder

recipe-for-slime-with-Borax
child development

Recipe for Slime With Borax

The recipe for slime with Borax is easy to make and so much fun for kids of all ages to play with. The great thing about making slime is that it’s super easy, doesn’t use many ingredients and can provide hours of fun. It’s a wonderful sensory activity, both making

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proprioceptive-sense
child development

The Proprioceptive Sense: The Specifics of Body Awareness

The Proprioceptive Sense Most of us are familiar with our five senses – touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. We were taught in school that it’s our senses that teach us about the world. It’s how we learn. All of that is true, however, we also have an additional two

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vestibular-sense
child development

The Vestibular Sense: Where We Are in Space

Most of us are familiar with our five senses – touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. We were taught in school that our senses teach us about the world. It’s how we learn. All of that is true, however, we also have an additional two senses that we don’t hear

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sensory-therapy
child development

Sensory Therapy

Sensory therapy can be an incredibly useful tool in helping compliment your child’s occupational, or even just assisting your child if they have a form of a sensory processing disorder. Children with forms of sensory processing disorder have trouble with sensory input, as the brain doesn’t always interpret messages that

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dyspraxia
child development

Dyspraxia and Apraxia — What is the Difference?

Dyspraxia and apraxia both deal with the concept of motor planning. Apraxia is the ability to plan and execute an unfamiliar motor task, movement, or sequence. To effectively motor plan, the person must first have an idea (think mental picture) of what needs to happen to complete the movement or movements.

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shaving-cream
art projects

Sensory Activity of the Week: Shaving Cream!

Using shaving cream as a sensory activity is great for a number of reasons. First of all it’s very inexpensive and can be found almost anywhere. Second, it’s a sensory activity that’s easy to set up and easy to clean up, which many of us need to take into consideration

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art-therapy
art projects

Art and Art Therapy — What Is It and How Is It Helpful?

The concept of art therapy is a relatively new one. Teachers and therapists use it for a variety of reasons, but primarily to give students a nonverbal outlet for their feelings, assist students in improving upon skills such as calming and organizing, increase body awareness as well as improve fine

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savasana
special needs children

Savasana — Rest & Relax — The Best Part of Yoga!

We all could use a savasana every day…I could probably use a couple! Savasana is Sanskrit and literally means “corpse pose”. While it may sound a little creepy when translated that way, savasana is simply a small period of time to rest your mind, body and spirit. Lying in corpse pose

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SPD
special needs adults

SPD — Yoga for Sensory Processing Disorder

Children with Sensory Processing Disorder are often misdiagnosed as well as misunderstood. It can be a struggle for children with SPD to get through an average day. Occupational therapy has been proven to be a very useful tool for these children. Along with occupational therapy, yoga can be helpful, especially

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yoga-for-special-needs
child development

Yoga for Special Needs Child — A Testimonial of Its Benefits

Yoga and the Special Child by Sande Rutstein, OTR Last year, I began to see a seven-year-old girl, whom I will call Lisa. She had been diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) several years earlier. Lisa was a kind and anxious child who moved constantly. She was receiving occupational

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