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Redeemer Girls National School,
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Autism and Sensory Processing
Sensory processing refers to the ability of a child to register, interpret and respond to sensory information. This is a complex process involving all the sensory systems, auditory, gustatory, visual, olfactory, tactile, proprioceptive, vestibular, and interoception. When sensory processing is working well, a child can engage in daily activities and social interaction. Sensory processing differences are prevalent in autistic children and can affect every aspect of life and development.
This session examines the sensory processing differences experienced by many autistic children and will demonstrate how such differences impact on learning, play, social interactions, and behaviour for the primary school aged child.
Participants will:
- Develop an understanding of the sensory processing differences.
- Appreciate how sensory processing differences can affect the child’s experience at school.
- Understand how sensory processing differences can influence the child’s participation in daily activities.
- Develop an understanding of general intervention supports to accommodate sensory processing differences in daily activities at school and beyond.
- How sensory processing differences can present in an autistic child.
- Supportive approaches to address sensory processing differences in school or the family home.
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Redeemer Girls National School
Ecco Road,
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Gemma O'Neill
She has always had a particular interest in autism and as such has a Master’s Degree in Special Education. Gemma worked for over 16 years in a large mainstream Primary School in Belfast and was the SENCO there for almost 8 years. As SENCO, Gemma supported autistic students to access the curriculum in a variety of ways. She set up a sensory room in the school and coordinated the delivery of a range of autism specific programmes such as Attention Autism and Social Skills groups. Gemma has extensive experience of delivering autism specific training to both professionals and parents and played an active role in the development of Middletown’s Excellence in Autism Education Award.
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Redeemer Girls National School