I recently came across a company, Sensational Teaching, that will be offering free webinars on sensory integration. The first one is January 5, 2012 (tomorrow!). I asked the occupational therapist from Sensational Teaching, Katie Ryzhikov, some questions about the upcoming webinars. 1. Who is the target audience for the webinars – therapists, parents, teachers or […]
Background noise in classrooms can influence a student’s ability to learn. Many children with sensory processing disorder in particular can be distracted by different noises. Frequently classroom seating accommodations are suggested based on the student’s ability to stay on task. Some recent research indicated that students who spent time in louder classrooms performed worse on […]
Came across this website that has a good compilation of research on sensory processing – sensoryprocessing.info. The author lists many sensory processing research reports over the past 10 years that were published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy. It is an informative website for parents for activity suggestions in the home as well. Of […]
I previously posted on an article that was written by David Brown, from the California Deaf Blind Services, on The Forgotten Sense – Proprioception. Well, David Brown recently commented on that post to let us know that he has just posted all of the 6 articles he had written on The Forgotten Senses: * The […]
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy published a small study on the use of therapy cushions during math class for 2 kindergarten students with autism. Using a single subject A-B-A-B-C design the children used a regular chair (A) – cushion (B) – chair (A) -cushion (B) – free choice (C) during math class followed by […]
We all know the usual “therapy” uses for bubble wrap – popping the bubbles with the fingers or the feet. Here are some creative crafty ideas to extend the proprioceptive benefits of bubble wrap!
A large longitudinal study in New Zealand assessed the self control of more than 1000 children in the area of self control. Parents, teachers, observers and children reported on frustration levels, attention to tasks, restlessness, waiting to take turns, activity levels and more. The children who scored lowest in the areas of self control scored […]
Quizlet is a website that allows you to create your own set of flashcards for free or download one of their 4 million sets of created flashcards. The really exciting piece is that they just added audio. Therefore, now you can study with visual and auditory feedback. It is a simple and free assitive tech […]
David Brown, from the California Deaf-Blind Services, has written an excellent article on proprioception. It is informative and well written. The focus of the article is on children who are deaf and blind but the information is suitable for any child with sensory processing disorder. There are some great examples of how to explain proprioception […]
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy published a single subject design research study on the effectiveness of using therapy ball chairs on classroom participation in children with autism. Six boys with autism spectrum disorder were assessed using video recordings during circle time when they were sitting on the therapy balls. The results indicated that each […]