Sensory Systems
11/07/2022
Continuing our series on the Outdoor Play resource, this week the focus is on the Sensory Play section.
Calm kit for Teenagers
30/06/2022
This excellent calm kit was designed by a teenage friend of the Centre.
Celebrating Me
05/05/2022
The Autism Advisory and Intervention Service (NI) has launched an excellent series of videos entitled ‘Celebrating Me: Supporting a Pupil’s Understanding and Acceptance of an Autis...
Springtime Walk
29/04/2022
This resource can be used both as a way of developing sensory awareness, and as a visual support for Mindfulness.
Ideas and modifications for the classroom
08/04/2022
Two resources designed by the Centre to share with you today!
Aldo goes to primary school
07/04/2022
Aldo Goes to Primary School provides a fascinating and valuable insight into the impact of the physical environment of school on an autistic pupil.
St Patrick’s Day sensory bottle
14/03/2022
It’s time for a week filled with green and shamrocks!
World Book Day- Sensory Stories
03/03/2022
On World Book Day, the Centre is delighted to share this resource developed by Monaghan Libraries.
Sensory Strategies for the Classroom
19/01/2022
Autistic students in the classroom will have a range of differences in how they respond to sensory input.
Hand Dryer
18/01/2022
Staff at one of the centre’s referral schools, Sacred Heart Primary Tattyreagh, Omagh have worked hard at helping one pupil with autism cope with using the hand dryer in the school...
A Winter Walk
29/12/2021
It can be difficult to encourage some children and young people to leave the house at this time of year and engage in physical activity.
NCSE Resource: Sensory Spaces
23/11/2021
Another lovely resource from the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), providing lots of ideas for meeting sensory needs in the school setting.
Outdoor painting activities
08/11/2021
The Centre’s creative star has come up with these lovely ideas for taking art outdoors!
Interoceptive Awareness
28/10/2021
In this video, the young person is developing interoceptive awareness of tight and loose feelings.
Movement Cards
26/10/2021
School holidays can cause anxiety for some children and young people as it brings a different daily routine.
Body maps
25/10/2021
The ability to request a calm break or calming activities is dependent upon the child or young person having the interoceptive awareness to recognise when they are feeling anxious....
Power cards for interoception
21/10/2021
‘Power Cards’ is a concept developed by Elisa Gagnon in her book ‘Power Cards: Using Special Interests to Motivate Children and Youth with Asperger Syndrome and Autism’.
Snacks and meals
19/10/2021
This resource was used by a child to support both Interoception and life skills.