When a parent or teacher sees their child chewing on clothing or other items it can cause alarm. It may be seen as a red flag for other sensory issues such as sensory processing [...]
Oral sensory seeking is a normal behaviour in babies and infants. They use sucking to help to calm and self soothe. This self-soothing can also be called self-regulation. It is why dummies or pacifiers [...]
Recently I was at an autism training day and the presenter asked, ‘Have you heard of heavy work?’ There were about 200 people in the audience and most of them put their hand up. [...]
The term 'dyspraxic' originates from the latin ‘dus’ ‘praxis’ meaning difficulty with action. It is used to describe the sensory processing difficulty children and adults have when they struggle to plan and organise their [...]
Dyspraxia is a term used to describe the sensory processing difficulty children and adults have when they struggle to plan and organise their movements. The term is commonly used to describe anyone who is [...]
People with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) report auditory sensitivity or hypersensitivity to sound. Children and adults with autism or Asperger’s also frequently report sound sensitivity. The medical term for sound sensitivity is 'hyperacusis'. Occupational therapists sometimes [...]
Our hearing sense, or auditory sense, is a sense everyone has typically heard of. It responds to noises in the environment. These noises, or sound waves, travel through our ear to the brain. The [...]
A commonly reported sensory issue for children or adults with sensory processing disorder is touch sensitivity. Sensory integration trained therapists would usually call this 'sensory issue tactile defensiveness'. Sometimes they may use the term [...]
This post defines and describes some common signs of sensory issues. You might see the behaviours if your child has Sensory Processing Disorder. It also provides 3 checklists on sensory processing symptoms: SPD [...]
Occupational therapists sometimes suggest sensory seating for children who are constantly fidgeting in their seat. There is a wide variety of different types of alternate seating on the market these days. Wobble cushions, also [...]