Meeting sensory needs in school
21/06/2021
In this clip from a webinar recorded last year, Joan McDonald provides some excellent practical ideas for meeting sensory needs within the classroom context.
Personal Care Strategies
18/06/2021
The webinar clip posted yesterday examined why personal care tasks can be challenging for autistic children and young people with sensory sensitivities.
Sensory Sensitivities in Personal Care activities
17/06/2021
In this webinar clip recorded last year, Jill McCanney explains why personal care activities can create challenges for those with sensory sensitivities.
Movement and Music
15/06/2021
Movement breaks can be very regulating for some autistic children and young people, and can then facilitate improved engagement and attention.
Resistance band exercises
14/06/2021
Time for a re-share for those of you who missed it the first time!
Changing Environments
12/06/2021
In this podcast clip Dr Patsy Daly explains how making small changes to the environment and communication styles at home and school can reduce sensory overload.
Using masks and hand sanitiser
11/06/2021
In a podcast recorded last summer, Adam Harris (CEO of AsIAm) explained the sensory sensitivities and other anxieties which face masks and hand sanitisers can cause for some autist...
Research Bulletin: 11 Sensory Processing
10/06/2021
The Centre’s 11th Research Bulletin is on the topic of Sensory Processing.
Sensory Choice Boards
09/06/2021
The checklists shared yesterday will help you to develop an understanding of a child or young person’s individual sensory needs.
Sensory Processing Checklists
08/06/2021
Observing and recording a child or young person’s responses to sensory input is essential before introducing supports and strategies.
Sensory Processing Webinar
07/06/2021
Last year Jill McCanney, one of the Centre’s Specialist Occupational Therapist, recorded a short webinar on the topic of Sensory Processing.
Why Fidget?
02/06/2021
Fidgeting serves a purpose! People fidget for all sorts of reasons and everyone does it, just some to a greater extent and intensity than others.
Sensory Processing and Emotional Regulation
01/06/2021
A new month, a new theme! In June the Centre will be bringing you resources on the topic of Sensory Processing and Emotional Regulation.
Brenda Myles: Neural Noise
12/04/2021
As the Centre prepares for its conference, commencing in just 11 days, it is a good time to look back on presentations from past conferences.
Recipes
25/02/2021
One of the most useful ways to motivate a child or young person to try new food is to involve them in food preparation.
Introducing New Food
24/02/2021
Some children and young people may feel extremely anxious when asked to try new food, and so it is important to introduce a new item in a very gradual way.
Fun with Food!- frozen fruit puree
23/02/2021
Here is the final session from the 4-week programme ‘Fun with Food’. This week, it is all about frozen fruit puree!
Research Bulletin 26- Sensory Processing (Vol 2)
22/02/2021
Later this week, the Centre will post information on how interoception can affect appetite and eating.