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Sensory Processing Disorder

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Sensory Processing

Tools for Teachers

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Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration

You know them: they can’t get their coats on straight, are easily distracted, impulsive, over- or under-sensitive to sounds, lights,

textures, etc. In this book, you’ll find tried and true instructions for developing their fine motor, “organizing,†and motor planning skills, and providing an appropriate “Sensory Diet†that will benefit all your students. Price: $14.95

A Teachers Guide to Sensory Processing Disorder CD

An audio companion to the book Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration, Carol Kranowitz interviews expert occupational therapist Stacey Szklut and they discuss how to teach children with sensory integration

problems. It is like eavesdropping on two experts sharing sensory secrets! Finally, here is help for teachers and other school professionals who are trying to reach kids with sensory problems and help them succeed in the classroom, and in life. Price: $19.95

Sensory Integration:

A Guide for Preschool TeachersDo you have a child in your early childhood classroom who: Climbs on top of furniture and jumps off? Covers his ears when children are singing?

Refuses to touch clay, paint, or sand? Often falls down and skins her knees? Refuses to play on outdoor playground equipment? If so, it is possible the child is having sensory processing problems. How can you help children with these problems so they can enjoy learning and grow in positive ways? Sensory Integration helps you identify these children, and offers simple, easy-to-use solutions to support their sensory needs in the preschool classroom.Price: $19.95

Building Sensory Friendly Classrooms to Support Children with Challenging Behaviors

by Moyes Moyes, a teacher, author, renowned lecturer, and mother of a child with Asperger's Syndrome, helps walk any regular education or special education teacher through the process of setting up a sensory‑friendly classroom in this easy to use book. This is currently the only book that discusses the importance of data‑driven strategies, and then helps teachers implement them! Sensory integration disorder often presents as a behavioral problem; thus, although it’s an internal state, it has to be addressed based on what observable behaviors are seen in the child. is able to take the data and work out how to make any student's, (and teacher's!), life easier. Price: $19.95

Sensory Solutions for the Classroom Package

Sensory integration has become a staple in early-childhood education—don't miss out on these effective strategies and great activities! This package will turn your classroom into a wonder emporium for the senses. Carol Kranowitz's breakthrough Preschool SENSE Manual and Assessment Forms will help you assess sensory needs of your students. Then her book Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration provide even more checklists, forms, and tips on creating the perfect "Sensory Diet." On the companion audio CD, Carol discusses sensory integration with an OT and they troubleshoot how to solve real-life issues in the classroom. Price: $218.70

Sensory Tools for Parents

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Sensory Parenting: Parenting is Easier When Your Child’s Senses are Happy!

From Newborns to Toddlers A child’s sensory system affects their ability to learn, play, socialize and function. Maybe a child isn’t able to sit still in class because his shirt tag is bothering him. Or a child isn’t able to play with other children because his balance is off. Maybe your child isn’t just a picky eater – it could be that his sensory system needs some special guidance and adjusting. Price: $19.95

Nobody Told Me (or My Mother) That! - Everything from Bottles and Breathing to Healthy Speech DevelopmentThis fascinating new book fills a missing void in the child-rearing

world. It explains everything from the basics of nursing, to SIDS, to facial massage, and finishes with the secrets to good speech development and keys to enhancing your child’s best natural appearance. Written by a speech-language pathologist with more than 30 years of experience, this book is a wealth of necessary information for any new parent. It contains practical advice for all new parents on everything they need to know about oral development from birth to 8 years old.Price: $24.95

Sensory Books for Children

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Picky, Picky Pete -

A Boy and His Sensory Challenges

Written by Michele , an occupational therapist, this picture book is a must for any child with sensory processing disorder. Pete finds his clothes uncomfortable and can’t stand “paint, soap, and things with lumps.†He explains this to his mother and the reader in this fun children’s book, as he and his mother navigate a difficult morning in the life of a young boy with sensory issues. Price: $14.95

Sensitive Sam

Winner of a 2009 Book of the Year Award

by Creative Child Magazine!Appropriate for children, families, and professionals, this wonderful book brings to life the story of Sam, whose over-sensitivity creates chaos and frustration in his life. Sam's various sensory sensitivities adversely affect Sam's experiences, both at home and in the classroom. He walks readers through his typical day of sensory blunders (which many kids and families may find all too familiar!).

Finally, at the suggestion of Sam's teacher, his parents take Sam to see an occupational therapist. Sam describes the process in a non-threatening, child's perspective that is sure to sooth young readers who may be facing the same challenges.

With occupational therapy, a new "sensory diet," and the love and support of his family, Sam concludes:

"Treating sensory challenges Takes some patience, and love, too. And now I LIKE doing lots of things I used to hate to do!"

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Squirmy Wormy

Many kids have some form of SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder), but who can help them overcome their daily struggles? Wait! They can help

themselves! Lynda Farrington , along with Tyler and some delightful illustrations, help kids help themselves through daily life like no one has before with some great everyday tips and techniques.Price: $14.95

Sensory Integration Solutions

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Building Bridges through Sensory Integration

Written by three experienced occupational therapists, this book offers a combination of theory and strategies. It is a perfect tool for those working with young children, but also broad enough to be adapted for older children and adults. Price: $34.95

Asperger Syndrome

and Sensory Issues

Practical Solutions for Making Sense of the World. This book uncovers the puzzling behaviors of children and youth with Asperger’s Syndrome. Many of these behaviors have a sensory base and, therefore, are often difficult to pinpoint and interpret. Written in a very reader-friendly style, the book covers the impact of the sensory system on behavior, reviews formal and informal assessment tools, and offers an invaluable set of practical interventions that can be used by parents and educators alike to promote success for children and youth with Asperger Syndrome.

Price: $19.95

Sensory Strategies for Improving Communication, Social Skills and Behavior

Noted co-author of Building Bridges through Sensory Integration, a Aquilla, B.Sc., O.T., is an occupational therapist who has worked with adults and children in clinical, educational, home, and community-based settings. A video of a's most recent, dynamic presentation, this DVD brings her ideas and practices to life! Her time-tested strategies are perfect for school, clinic, or home environments. Price: $49.95

Starting Sensory Integration Therapy

Starting Sensory Integration Therapy offers 100+ activities and games for children with Sensory Processing Disorders (SPDs). Parent of a son with SPD, author Bonnie Arnwine chose activities that require minimal time, money, and clean-up. Price: $19.95

Sensory Processing DVDs

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Out-of-Sync Child DVD: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder

by Carol Kranowitz

The renowned author of bestseller The Out-of-Sync Child is now on DVD! Carol is a teacher with over 25 years experience and a special interest in the field of sensory integration. In this informative and charming video, she presents both the human and neurological aspects of sensory integration challenges. A wonderful resource for parents, teachers, therapists, and all those concerned, this DVD explains what sensory integration dysfunction is, how to recognize the symptoms, and how to help those affected. It offers great combination of theory and practice, with emphasis on early diagnosis and intervention. This DVD was taped before a live audience and includes footage of her students at St. Columba's Nursery School in Washington, DC, where Carol teaches music and movement.

Price: $39.95

Sensory Challenges and Answers DVD

by Dr. Temple Grandin

Bring Temple into your home or classroom! Dr. Temple Grandin has served as inspiration and role model to hundreds of thousands of families and persons with autism. In this unique DVD, Temple

eloquently and candidly describes the sensory challenges she has faced and offers no-nonsense ideas for caregivers and for individuals on the spectrum. Her personal experiences with these challenges have resulted in a deep understanding of sensory issues and her advice is tried and true. In this DVD, she passes her wisdom on to you. Price: $29.95

Sensory Issues in Learning and Behavior DVD

See the nation's leading special needs author in your very own classroom or living room! In this 3-hour DVD of a live presentation, Carol Kranowitz offers sensory strategies and activities that are applauded not only in the United States but around the world. Carol discusses research in SPD and shares her 25 years of teaching experience. For every kind of sensory need, she has a story that illustrates how a child may behave. She suggests techniques that work (and some that don't) and fun and functional activities that are sure to be a hit with your young child or student, no matter what his or her sensory needs are.

Price: $99.95

Sensory Processing Music

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Marvelous Mouth Music CDMarvelous Mouth Music is an audio CD of 21 activity-based Songames designed by Dr. Suzanne , an internationally recognized speech therapist. Ideally suited for kids ages 2-9, this CD

brings speech development to life through musical play. Instrumentation includes guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, drums, synthesizer, and percussion. The 55-page companion booklet includes a "How to Use" section, song lyrics, a model for how to use all types of music to promote therapeutic change, and a glossary of important terms written in easy-to-understand, parent-centered language.

21-track CD + 55-page booklet Price: $21.95

The Mozart Effect CD: Music for ChildrenStudies have shown that the music of Mozart has a powerful effect on the intellectual and creative development of children. Listening

to this music can: Increase verbal, emotional, and spacial intelligence, improve concentration and memory, enhance right-brain, creative processes, and strengthen intuitive thinking skills. Educators, therapists, and parents can use this music as a background to learning, or coordinate activities to teach listening, rhythm, and other skills.

Price: $9.95

Wiggly Scarecrow CD:

Songs for Sensational KidsA great CD for parents, teachers, and therapists, children are sure to be inspired to dance and sing along to the tunes of the guitar.

Singer/songwriter Coles Whalen put her vocal talents to work in songs that are effective and a joy to listen to. The funky western sound of "Dancing Cowboy Rodeo" will help enhance children's vestibular and proprioceptive functions while the up-tempo beat of "The Wishy Washy Men" can be used to teach children to keep movements and voices in control as an activity gets faster and faster. The Wiggly Scarecrow helps children understand their uniqueness and builds self-esteem as they learn the lyrics and sing with confidence.Price: $14.95

28 Instant Song Games: Includes CD

+ 48-page booklet

28 games that make children feel good about themselves— what could be more fun than that?? Winner of the 2000 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio SNAP Award and Dr. Toy's Best Vacation Children's Products, 28 Instant Songames is great fun for typical children as well as those with special needs! Price: $21.95

Cool Bananas CD: Favorite Kids Rhythms for Calming, Cool Downs and Bedtime Routines

The Cool Bananas CD was created to provide children with a selection of strong, regulated rhythms to support a state of calm, organization, and regulation in their nervous systems. Enchanting, popular children's songs sung at 50 to 70 beats per minute support the dysregulated child as

background music during therapy, classroom time, and home activities (e.g., table top time, play time, bath time, car rides). Price: $19.95

Danceland CD: Fun Songs and Activities to Improve Sensory Skills

Danceland is a musical invitation to move joyfully and creatively! Offering safe and surgent fun for kids of all abilities, you'll be surprised and delighted by all the sensory-motor activities hidden in Danceland. The music invites participation and engages children in rhythmic expression, which is fundamental to physical, cognitive, and emotional development. Designed by physical and occupational therapists, over 75 movement activities can be adapted for physical education and home programming.Price: $21.95

Jumping Jellybeans CD:

19 Great Songs for Kids

Creator of the much-loved albums No Worries, Say G'Day, and Cool Bananas, Gen Jereb uses the principles of sensory processing theory to provide parents, professionals, caregivers, and educators with engaging, ready-to-use, rhythmic songs and activities to support self-regulation for

the "out-of-sync" child. This 20-song collection keeps kids involved in directed activities to enhance attention and alertness, provide rhythmic entrainment, improve body awareness, and strengthen patterns of respiration. Price: $19.95

Visual Processing Help

Eyegames: Easy and Fun Visual ExercisesDeveloping healthy visual‑motor abilities is more difficult in the complex stimulus of today's world than ever before. Our visual

experiences can be overwhelmed by the vast complexity of artificial colors and sounds which did not exist in our ancestors' lives. Much more time is spent indoors, exposed to a myriad of unnatural colors, movement and imagery. We hibernate inside, interacting with machines instead of being out in the sunlight, looking at the far horizons, exploring natural environments. More and more time is spent sitting rather than moving, watching rather than doing. Price: $9.95

Sensory Activites for Children

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Learning in Motion: 101

+ Sensory Activities for the Classroom

Age-appropriate activities for every week of the school year! Ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and primary classes, each activity has been developed to attract and keep children's interest by using a multi-sensory approach, in order to improve children's learning and behavior. Each classroom-ready activity includes: Activity goals Time required Educational objectives Materials list Step-by-step procedures Adaptations for children with special needs Multilevel instruction to match different abilities Price: $39.95

Move About Activity Cards

Winner of an iParenting Media Award, this colorful 64-card deck provides fun-filled activities that will help children develop their sensory-motor skills in a game-like format. These cards offer delightful activities for children of all ages and abilities. Many activities require no special equipment, while others make use of standard, classroom equipment to develop children's sensory-motor skills and improve their learning and behavior. A great tool for parents, teachers, or therapists to use at home, at school, or in the clinic! Includes 64 cards on a convenient a snap-ring holder, "How to Use" pamphlet, and sturdy storage box. Price: $19.95

Getting Kids in Sync DVD: Sensory Motor Activities to Help Children

In this lively DVD, Carol Kranowitz, author of the best-selling Out-of-Sync Child series, demonstrates SAFE (Sensory-Motor, Appropriate, Fun, and Easy) activities with the help of the children of St. Columba's Nursery School in Washington, DC. This is a great DVD for any parent, teacher, or childcare provider looking for quick-and-easy ideas for incorporating sensory activities into a child's day. The children's demonstrations make the activities easy to understand, while Carol's explanations clarify the sensory benefits of the activities, the many ways they can be used, and how children on differing developmental levels may react. Price: $19.95

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Ned The Neck Dog Weighted PalNed can be used as a weighted lap pad or a weighted neck weight. The use of this item on a daily basis helps improve concentration skills as well as

providing a sense of gravitational awareness that helps your child stay in one place for longer periods of time. Ned is great during homework time, or to be used in school, church, or anywhere that your child needs help staying in place.Price: $49.99

The Gentle Gecko: A Weighted Sensory Toy These colorful, weighted geckos help children with sensory issues to relax and calm themselves. Each soothing gecko is about 30" long and weighs about five pounds. The Gentle Gecko can be a great help

for children who need the extra weight to feel grounded, and the fact that it's a "cool" toy makes using it seem more like playing and less like therapy! Filled with non-toxic milo (a type of birdseed), these gentle creatures have a soft, soothing outside that makes them irresistible. Price: $29.95

Weighted Blanket (Red/Blue)The Sensory University weighted blanket is professionally manufactured to therapists standards. Our blankets have a weight of 8 lbs and are 45 x 60 inches. This is the maximum weight offered to prevent

suffocation hazards. Unlike less expensive blankets, our blankets are double insulated to prevent the sound of beads moving as this is a huge distraction to Price: $169.98

Weighted Lap Pad (Cars Design)Does your child have difficulty staying put in a chair? Does it seem as if the chair has

springs on the seat because your child always jumps right off? Innate hyperactivity and attention difficulties keep children with ADHD and Autism out of their chairs and on the move. The use of a weighted lap pad will help your child feel the deep pressure of the chair or seating surface and want to stay still. Some children enjoy the lap pad on their chest or back when going to sleep. Price: $44.99

Weighted Lap Pad (Mickey Mouse Print)Does your child have difficulty staying put in a chair? Does it seem as if the chair has springs on the seat because your child always jumps right off?

Innate hyperactivity and attention difficulties keep children with ADHD and Autism out of their chairs and on the move. The use of a weighted lap pad will help your child feel the deep pressure of the chair or seating surface and want to stay still. Some children enjoy the lap pad on their chest or back when going to sleep. Price: $44.99

Sensory Package

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This is your one-stop-shop for all things sensory!

Sensory issues can be quite severe for children on the autism spectrum. Often, these obstacles must be overcome before other needs can be addressed. Help your child or student experience life in whole new way with these sensory integration strategies. Written by attentive parents and educators, the resources in the Sensory Package will help caregivers teach children how to cope with sensory differences. Price: $196.00

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Column: Autism & Asperger’s: The Way I See It

Nov-Dec 2006 issueBy Dr. Temple Grandin

The Effect of Sensory and Perceptual Difficulties on Learning Styles

Author: Dr. Temple Grandin

Individuals on the autism spectrum have remarkably varied problems with sensory over-sensitivity and information processing. While these problems originate in the brain – their source is biological – they manifest in behaviors that compromise individuals’ ability to learn and function in the world around them. In my analysis of reports from many people with autism, it appears that the faulty manner in which their brains process incoming information can be grouped into three basic categories. 1) sensory oversensitivity; 2) perceptual problems; and 3) difficulties organizing information.

Sensory Oversensitivity. From child to child sensory oversensitivity is very variable. It can range from mild (slight anxiety when the environment is too loud, too bright or too chaotic) to severe, with an individual going into a screaming tantrum every time he is in a large supermarket. One child may not tolerate fluorescent lights; another, like me, fears sudden loud noise because it hurts my ears. Children may be gagged by certain smells such as perfumes. The taste and/or texture of foods can be repulsive. Light touch can be merely annoying or be actually painful. One child may enjoy water play and splashing and another may run screaming from it. Some individuals on the spectrum are attracted to objects that move rapidly and others will avoid them. When senses are disordered, the attention and concentration that learning requires becomes difficult and in some cases,

impossible. Children who spend their days fearful of people and places who, through past experience, have been overwhelming to their senses, have little chance to relax enough to take notice of the learning opportunities being presented.

Perceptual Problems. Problems in this category often determine the style of learning that will be most effective. A child with poor auditory perception may hear sounds like a bad mobile phone connection, where voice fades in and out or entire parts of the communication are missing. The child is more likely to learn best with visually presented information. A child with visual perception problems may learn best through the auditory channel. Children who look out the corner of their eye while reading often have visual processing problems. Suspect a visual processing problem in children who finger-flick in front of their eyes, or hate either fluorescent lights or escalators. To some of these individuals the world looks like it is viewed through a kaleidoscope: flat, without depth perception, and broken into pieces. For others, it is like looking through a small tube,

seeing only the small circle of vision directly in front of them, with no peripheral vision. Some nonverbal individuals have both visual and auditory processing problems. They may learn best through their sense of touch and smell. For instance, to learn to dress they may need to be hand-over-hand “walked†through putting on socks or pouring cereal. They may learn letters and numbers best when they can touch them, and trace their shape with their hands or fingers. Representative objects rather than visual charts can be useful in helping these individuals know when it is time to transition to a new activity. Organizing Information. Because of these faulty connections in the brain, an individual may receive information but be unable to organize it or make sense of it. Donna , a well-known person with autism from Australia, mentions that speech sounds like “blah-blah-blah†and the

meaning disappears. She is

hearing the words clearly but not understanding them. Problems with organizing information affect children’s ability to form categories that is the foundation for later concept formation. Difficulties people on the spectrum have with multi-tasking would also fall into this category. Again, these difficulties are highly variable, and range from mild to severe depending on which brain circuits connected and which ones did not. One classic test of flexible thinking is the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test®. In this test a person has to sort differently-patterned cards, one at a time, into categories such as yellow or circles. A person on the spectrum is slower to figure out new categories as they are introduced.

Sensory overload can cause either vision or hearing to shut down completely. During these times no information will get through to the brain, and learning will not occur. Also, sensory and information processing problems are worse when a child is tired. It is therefore best to teach difficult material when the child is alert and wide awake. Since my oversensitivity to noise was fairly mild, I responded well to a gently intrusive teaching method where the teacher grabbed my chin to make me pay attention. Donna told me that method absolutely would not work with her. The tactile input coupled with the teacher speaking would be overload and could not be processed simultaneously. Donna is a mono-channel learner. She either has to look at something or listen to something, but she cannot look and listen at the same time. Information processing on more than one sensory channel is not possible.

An effective teacher with spectrum children and adults is one who is a good detective and looks for the source of learning difficulties. Often they can be found in one or a combination of these categories mentioned above. A challenge, even one that is considered mild, will dramatically compromise a child’s ability to learn via ‘traditional’ teaching methods. Teachers who truly want to help students with sensory and perception difficulties will figure out the child’s unique learning style and adapt teaching methods accordingly. Some children do best with written instructions and assignments; others will do best through oral methods or oral testing. The best teachers have a flexible approach and teach to the style through which these children can learn.

BIOTemple Grandin is the most noted high-functioning person with autism in the world today. She is the author of numerous books on autism spectrum disorders, including her most recent The Way I See It. HBO’s movie about Temple, Temple Grandin, captured seven Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie. Learn more about Temple and her work at www.templegrandin-autismvideos.com.

Reprinted with permission: Autism Asperger’s Digest, November-December 2006 issue. www.AutismDigest.com.

Why is My Child Crashing into Me and Screaming?!?

Author: Debi

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In my house this weekend, my son was a human (LOUD!) bumper car. Despite all of my refined calming and redirecting techniques, the past few days brought loud screams interspersed with crashing into walls, family members, doors, mirrors, and repeated jumping and falling onto the floor. Ironically, light touches and loud noises from any other source but his own mouth send him into immediate meltdown. How can that be? How can crashing and tight squeezes feel great but a hand on his shoulder make him recoil as if he were being branded with a hot iron?

It can actually be very common for children with Sensory Processing issues to be both sensory seekers and sensory avoiders. How confusing and frustrating it can be!

What is sensory seeking?As I’ve written before, Sensory Integration is the ability of the brain to detect, modulate, discriminate, and integrate the three special sensory systems – tactile (touch), vestibular (movement), and proprioceptive (body awareness). Although these sensory systems are less familiar than the five senses we all learned about as children, they are critical in order for humans to experience, interpret, and respond to their environment appropriately.

Sensory seeking occurs when a child’s nervous system is

under-responsive to the information being received by the brain, so they continually seek intense sensory experiences for an extended time period to compensate. Some typical sensory seeking behaviors include:

Hyper-activity

Impulsivity

Decreased response to pain

Crashing and banging into things

Craves “tight squeezes†or bear hugs others a lot

Screaming

Poor body awareness – clumsiness, touching objects or others too hard or too often

Staying in a soiled diaper or underpants

What is sensory avoiding?

Children with sensory avoidant behavior commonly have nervous systems that are overly responsive to sensation, which can trigger “fight or flight†responses to sensory stimuli. They may demonstrate some of these behaviors:

Withdrawing from touch

Motion sickness, fear of heights

Anxious in over-stimulating environments (public places such as malls, playgrounds, etc.)

Picky eater – avoidance of certain textured foods, sensitive to food smells or temperatures

Doesn’t like being messy and avoids mud, dirt, messy foods

Struggles with self-care activities; will only wear certain types of material for clothing and or wear clothing in a particular way; complains about hair brushing, tooth brushing, and hair cutting.

If your child is like mine, we can relate to almost everything in both lists! However, I did have some success alleviating some of the crashing and screaming while we were in public, and I wanted to share what worked with you.

Things that helpedThere’s nothing more frightening than standing in line at the grocery store and having your child uncontrollably scream crash into displays, climb on counters, and swing off things that are not meant to be swung from! OY! When this state of sensory seeking is reached, reasoning attempts fly out the window.

While we were out I offered some tight squeezes, head and shoulder pressure, and “contests†(bet you can’t crab walk to that bench and back in 2 minutes!). These did not stop the behaviors entirely but offered some relief to his body and allowed me a few more minutes to finish our errand. It is good to carry a weighted backpack/vest/blanket in the car as an emergency sensory-seeking tool to help get you through a situation like that as well!

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Once we got home, I was able to isolate him to a quiet room and really pay attention to what his body was craving. We used blanket rolling, full body pressure on a giant yoga ball while he was lying face-down, spinning, and our newest trick: wrapping a rolling pin in large bubble wrap and rolling it over his back! I then gave him some time in his tent with a digital timer. Watching the numbers count down always calms him. It was important that he knew it was not time out for misbehaving, rather a break that would help him.Other tools I love for sensory avoidance behaviors:

Noise-blocking headphones

Personal games to keep him focused

Favorite healthy snacks

Nature sounds on my iPhone

Music

An escape plan!

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Column: Autism & Asperger’s: The Way I See It

by Dr. Temple Grandin

　

Incorporating Sensory Integration

into your Autism Program

Author: Dr. Temple Grandin

People who have attended any of my presentations know that I am a strong proponent of sensory integration (SI). Children and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), be they mildly or severely affected, have one or more of their senses affected so that it interferes with their ability to learn and process information from the world around them. While the most common sense affected is hearing, vision, touch, taste, smell, balance (vestibular) and awareness of their body in space (proprioception) can all function abnormally in the person with autism.

It is just common sense, therefore, that sensory integration activities such as relaxing deep pressure, swinging, visual tools and other strategies be a component of any good autism program. These activities help the child’s nervous system calm down and be more receptive to learning. They can help reduce hyperactivity, tantrums and repetitive stimming. SI assures that a child is at optimal levels of attention and readiness to benefit from other intervention programs, such as behavioral, educational, speech or social skills programs.

To be effective, sensory activities must be done every day. I still encounter parents and some professionals who believe that SI doesn’t work, precisely because the activities have to be repeated on a daily basis. Would you question whether or not eye glasses worked because they had to be used every day? Another example is using medication to improve behaviors. Medication has to be taken every day in order for it to be effective. The same holds true for sensory activities.

ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) techniques are the core of many good autism programs. Research clearly shows that a good ABA program using discrete trial is very effective for teaching language to young children with ASD. The best ABA programs carried out today are more flexible than the original Lovaas method, where most of the activities were done while the child was seated at a table. Newer programs have a greater variety of activities and teaching often takes place in more natural settings. However, even well-trained ABA professionals are frequently bewildered as to incorporating SI into their behavior-based program. In my opinion, their problem stems from them viewing SI (or any adjunct therapy program) as separate and apart from the ABA program. Therapies for any children with autism are inter-related. We can’t work just on behavior, or just on social skills, or just on

sensory. The progress achieved in one area will affect functioning in another, and all need to be integrated into a whole to achieve maximum benefits. To use a visual analogy: a good ABA program is like a Christmas tree. It is the framework, the foundation, the base of a child’s therapeutic program. Because of the differences that people on the spectrum manifest, other adjunct programs are often needed in addition to ABA, like sensory integration, dietary intervention, social skills training, or language therapy. These services are the ornaments on the tree, which render each tree unique, beautiful and specific to one child’s needs and level of functioning.

There are several easy ways to integrate sensory integration into a young child’s behavior-based program. Try doing some discrete trails while the child receives soothing pressure. One child I knew learned best when he lay across a beanbag chair, and another bag was placed on top of him, sandwich style. The pressure calmed his nervous system and made him ready for learning. Try slow swinging - 10 to 12 times a minute - during the lesson. Swinging helps stimulate language and is why a growing number of speech and occupational therapists hold joint therapy sessions to improve learning. To help a fidgety child sit still and attend to his lesson, try a weighted vest. The vest is most effective if the child wears it for 20 minutes and then takes it off for 20 minutes. This prevents habituation. Conversely, rev up a slower sensory system so that learning can happen by doing a drill while a

child jumps on a trampoline, or by using a vibrating chair pad.

Some of the most severe children with autism function like a TV with bad reception. Visual and auditory perception fade in and out depending on the strength of the signal. In the most severe cases, visual and auditory information is scrambled, rendering the child unable to decipher what he sees or hears at any given moment. Recent brain scan studies show that the brain circuits that perceive complex sounds are abnormal. Sensory integration activities may help unscramble the child’s perception and enable information to get through – a prerequisite for any type of learning.

While sensory challenges often lessen over time, and especially as a result of SI treatment, we must acknowledge the detrimental effects that sensory impairments have on the ability of children with ASD to benefit from any treatment and plan accordingly. Sensory integration should be an important part of any treatment program for a person with ASD.

References

Ray T.C., King L.J., and Grandin, T. 1988. The effectiveness of self-initiated vestibular stimulation on producing speech sounds. Journal of Occupational Therapy Research 8: 186-190.

Zisserman L. 1992. The effect of deep pressure on self-stimulating behaviors in a child with autism and other disabilities. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 46: 547-551.

Boddart N. et al. 2004. Perception of complex sounds in autism: Abnormal auditory cortical processing in children. American Journal of Psychiatry 161: 2117-2120.

BIO

Temple Grandin is the most noted high-functioning person with autism in the world today. She is the author of numerous books on autism spectrum disorders, including her most recent The Way I See It. HBO’s movie about Temple, Temple Grandin, captured seven Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie. Learn more about Temple and her work at www.templegrandin-autismvideos.com.

　

Reprinted with permission: Autism Asperger’s Digest, March-April 2005 issue. www.AutismDigest.com.

　

Where Am I?

Explaining Proprioception and Autism

Author: Debi

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What is it?

Proprioception , meaning “one’s own†and perception, is the sense of the relative position of parts of the body. Unlike the traditional five senses by which we perceive the outside world, proprioception tells you whether your body is moving or sitting still, as well as where your body parts are located in relation to one another.

Children with Autism frequently show signs of proprioceptive dysfunction. Do these sensory seeking behaviors sound like your child?

Loves to crash into walls repeatedly

Stomps when walking

Kicks the chair or hooks feet around chair when sitting

Prefers tight or multiple layers of clothing

Chews on fingers, pens,

Nintendo DS styluses (I have bought many of these!)

Asks for and gives tight squeeze bear hugs

Bumps and pushes other children

Does your child also have difficulty with:

Regulating pressure when writing – writes too dark or light

Breaking toys

Using too much force, like slamming doors, squeezing objects

Petting animals too hard

Children with poor spatial orientation often walk with an odd gait, are unusually clumsy, and sometimes even lean to one side. Riding a bicycle is something they simply can’t get the hang of. They do not feel their bodies in relation to space, and as a result do not feel grounded or safe.

Gravity

According to Dr. Melillo’s Disconnected Kids, a child can function normally without sight or sound, but will struggle immensely with any degree of proprioceptive dysfunction. We resist gravity using our large muscles and joints. In fact, gravity is such a strong stimulus that life cannot survive very long without it. Scientists have tested the effects of the lack of gravity on the brain, concluding that there is a rapid brain cell degeneration that occurs in outer space. NASA noted that some astronauts actually returned from space missions with sensory processing issues similar to children diagnosed with learning disabilities. That’s powerful.

Here’s another amazing test by scientists at the University of California at Berkley: when rats used their muscles and joints in new ways their brain plasticity increased. When sent into space, these same types of rats showed reverse plasticity and marked degeneration of the brain cells.

Help and Hope

So perhaps this illustrates a direct correlation between a sedentary routine (video games, computer use, television) and the continued struggle with proprioceptive dysfunction. Incorporating an Autism Fitness program into your child’s schedule along with specific sensory exercises designed to strengthen brain function can dramatically improve your child’s sensory processing function.

Melillo’s groundbreaking research and results show a disconnection between the left and right sides of the developing brain hemispheres as the underlying cause of Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and other PDDs. He has proven that the brain is not hardwired and can change with the right stimulation for the right amount of time, either with exercises done at home or through the Brain Balance Centers he founded.

Sensory Processing Disorder or Behavior Problems?

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I could write several articles on EACH of the senses when it comes to this topic. There are so many variances and combinations of what each child with Sensory Processing Disorder experiences, and that’s WITHOUT Autism in the mix.

We tend to see a child that misbehaves and acts quirky and defiant. I often get told that my child lacks discipline. Folks, this is a neurological dysfunction. These children have no control over the way their nervous system processes sensory input.

I have a fantastic project in the works to share with you about Sensory Processing Disorder. But today, we’ll keep it short and sweet. Today we’re going to put ourselves in the shoes of a child with sensory integration issues.

What if:

Parts of your body were numb regularly, and you couldn’t tell if you were sitting in the middle or on the edge of your chair. Then you fell off the chair and got in trouble for it.Your clothes felt as if they were made of steel wool and insulation.The humming of the lights in your office sounded louder than your boss’ voice and you couldn’t pay attention to what he or she was instructing you to do for the meeting.You walked into a restaurant to eat and could smell the cleaning supplies as if they were right beneath your nose. It made you too nauseous to eat.Every little sound and movement competed equally for your attention – from bird sounds to footsteps down the hall to someone showing a co-worker how to change the copier paper across the office.You broke things frequently because you couldn’t tell how hard you were squeezing

or holding them. Then similar items fell through your hands the next time you tried to “do it betterâ€.You couldn’t tell when your bladder was full until the moment it was about to burst, but you weren’t allowed to take a break once you realized this.The lights made you squint from the brightness every single day, delivering pounding headaches from the strain.Whispers sounded like yells and light, affectionate brushes on your skin felt like sandpaper.You felt assaulted by parts of your clothing – the seams in your socks, the tag in your shirt kept painfully nagging at you.Every 15 or 20 minutes your muscles felt like they were going to burst and your nerve endings were on fire. The only relief would be from doing jumping jacks, running, or crashing into something, but you are not allowed to get up.You know in your mind what you want to write but the message takes so long to get from your

brain to your

hand that you give up trying.

IMAGINE sitting in your living room and turning up the TV as loud as it will go. Imagine all the lights in the room had been replaced with 100-watt bulbs. Your chair is wobbly, you’re wearing your younger sister’s clothes that don’t quite fit, and your spouse is yelling for you to sit still and listen to him recount his day. All you can smell is the garbage that desperately needs to go out and the dog is scratching at the door urgently. When you try to tend to any of these things or seek refuge from them, you get yelled at; yet you don’t know why.

What if you couldn’t stop any of this? What if every single moment of every single day was like this for you? What if you were just a child and didn’t know that it wasn’t like this for everyone? I challenge you to shake up your perspective a bit. It may not make your experience as a parent less exhausting or frustrating, but it WILL change your level of compassion and understanding. That’s when change really starts.

Mmm, the Kitchen Smells Like Brownies!

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My son exclaimed these words recently and I almost cried.

I have found that a significant number of children with Autism have a poorly developed, if not absent sense of smell. Many don’t even know how to actually sniff, they blow out of their nose instead of breathing in, even after being shown how to do it properly.

I had always thought it odd that at a young age my son never seemed to remark or react to strong scents we encountered in our daily lives. I frequently went back through his older sister’s baby book, searching for any notes about smell in her developmental age milestones. While the ability to recognize scent isn’t really a milestone, I was hoping for some note or comment that I could associate with an age and compare with my son’s inability to smell. But this was different.

In trying to bring a scent to his attention, the same thing would happen: no visible facial indication whatsoever that a smell registered with him, and he also blew out when I suggested he smell something I was holding in my hands.

It wasn’t until much later that I connected it to his sensory processing issues. I was amazed by the realization at just how big of a role smell plays in the ability to learn, memorize, and even socialize.

As with any symptoms on the spectrum, your child may exhibit an over or under sensitivity to smell. Think about this: does your child ever comment on cooking smells at home? Does he or she react to strong smells such as something burning? Or does he or she overreact and complain about smells all the time?

There is a link between a hemispheric imbalance and behavior and sensory issues. These deficits and issues can be changed. In just a few short experimental sessions, I have restored my son’s sense of smell using a simple and fun exercise twice a week.

The exercise

Tell your child you are going to play a fun smelling game and blindfold him or her. Gather about seven to nine strong smelling items and make sure your child cannot see them! Items that worked best for me were ground coffee, lavender essential oil, black pepper, an onion, peppermint extract, lemon juice, spicy mustard, eucalyptus, sandalwood, and fish oil.

Have the child gently hold their left nostril closed and select your first item. Start by holding it about 12 inches from the child’s nose and slowly move it in until they can identify the scent. Stop once it is correctly identified or if you are as close to the nostril as you can get and it cannot be named. Make sure you take notes to mark the progress of future sessions. Repeat this with all the items.

Do not be discouraged if they cannot identify the scents at this time. My own child was not able to correctly detect one item on the list for the first two sessions. I would hold an onion below his nose and he would say things like, “Candy?†It was clear that there was no presence of smell whatsoever and he was merely guessing.

Repeat this exercise two times per week, varying the scents so the child doesn’t memorize them. Your first goal is for the child to correctly identify three smells in a row. Once they can identify all of them, you’ll no longer have to perform the exercise.

Back to the brownies

When my son says things like, “Mmm, the kitchen smells like brownies!â€, “What is that terrible smell?â€, and “I think I smell a vanilla candle somewhere†I am indeed overwhelmed with emotion, because just a short time ago he was physically unable to sniff something, let alone identify it.

**Note: the exercises above are geared toward a right brain deficiency, which is most common in Autistic children. Left brain deficient children will respond more favorably to sweet scents in lieu of strong ones, such as banana, cherry, chocolate, pineapple, floral scents, and citrus.

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Why Does My Autistic Child Scream?!

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Being a “space invader,†staring into lights, self-stimming, such as rocking, spinning, banging head, humming, or screaming, little or no eye contact, picky eater (especially regarding textured foods)

Does your child display any of these “odd†behaviors? What we see as abnormal or sometimes even impish or difficult is usually related to the child’s attempt to calm their body or make sense of their environment through the sensory input they receive.

It has been documented that many children with ASD have difficulty processing sensory input. Normal sensory integration is taking information from your surroundings through your senses and sensory systems, including sight, smell, sound, touch, and spatial awareness (where your body ends and space begins). The information is processed in the brain and then interpreted, organized, and sent back to the body with instructions for an appropriate response.

What happens when it goes wrong?

Imagine being “under assault†by your senses 24 hours a day. In children whose sensory systems are not properly developed, this is what it’s like. Having a sensory processing disorder means you collect the input like anyone else, but when the data enters the brain it is not processed correctly and therefore the brain sends out inappropriate and abnormal responses.

Hyperesponsive is when the brain essentially short circuits from magnified or intense sensations. Even the lightest touch to a child can trigger a “fight or flight†response: the nervous system is perpetually on high alert and perceives nearly every movement or sensation as danger. Because of this, the child may avoid certain foods, clothing, movements, or perform repeated movements in attempt to calm the body.

Conversely, hyporesponsive is when the brain simply doesn’t register and respond to input received. A child may fall down or bang his or her head and not indicate any sensation of pain. In effort to make sense of their world, they may employ all other senses to compensate. A hyporesponsive child may not be able to tell if they are sitting straight in a chair or falling over. Imagine! They will also constantly touch walls, lean back in their chair, or feel countertops and surfaces to try and ground themselves.

What if I relate to both types?

You probably are saying to yourself that your child exhibits behaviors from both categories. Me, too! Most children with a sensory processing disorder are actually hyporesponsive to some input and hypereponsive to other types. For instance, if proprioceptive input is needed by the body they may jump or push things; if for vestibular input they may spin or rock, and for tactile input they might crave deep pressure. They also lack the ability to separate their experience/input from yours, so they will frequently do to others what their bodies are seeking (squeezing the dog, plowing into a parent holding hot coffee…).

Awareness and compassion – the first step

The bottom line is that children with sensory dysfunction cannot learn to function within their daily routine unless their surroundings make sense. To compensate, the brain either turns up or turns down the response, which results in the behaviors described above.

I have found that this kind of awareness can instantly turn my frustration into compassion when dealing with these behaviors. It also helps me help my son by recognizing the responses and asking him the right questions. This encourages him to describe what he is experiencing and teaches him to ask for what his body needs before it spins out of control.

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