Sensory Tips
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How to Recognize Early Signs of Dyslexia
As a hidden disability, dyslexia symptoms can often be hard to recognize, especially the signs of dyslexia in toddlers and early signs of dyslexia in children. Dyslexia impacts an individual's ability to read, write, concentrate, memorize, and impact their development of speech, spelling, and numeracy skills. It's important as parents, caregivers...
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5 Outdoor Sensory Play Activities
Outdoor sensory play activities provide the opportunity to immerse young minds in their senses in a new environment. Ranging from different textures to touch, scents to breathe in, or colors to gaze at, outdoor sensory play can be beneficial for a range of requirements, using a variety of outdoor sensory play equipment from nature and our Sensory Backpack.
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4 Sensory Activities for Cerebral Palsy
Engaging in sensory activities for kids with cerebral palsy is incredibly beneficial and important for their development. Children with cerebral palsy struggle with movement, coordination, and sensory processing, which can set them back in their development. That’s why dedicating time to sensory activities for cerebral palsy is so crucial. In...
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5 Sensory Tips to Soothe Anxiety in Dementia Patients
Individuals that have Alzheimer’s or dementia may also experience anxiety. Although it can feel overwhelming, properly identifying anxiety in dementia patients and offering the best types of support is essential. In this blog post, we’re going to explain what anxiety is, discuss some dementia anxiety symptoms, and offer five top...
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4 Ways to Navigate Autism and Routine when Social Distancing
All over the world, people’s regular routines have been disrupted in impactful ways, due to the restrictions in place to reduce the spread of coronavirus. We're all doing our best to adapt to working from home, canceling plans and rescheduling, but the fact is, we're living in a time filled...
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6 Key Pieces of Portable Sensory Equipment
Sensory rooms can work wonders for people who face sensory challenges. But, sometimes, you need access to these sensory tools on-the-go. So, that's why Experia USA has put together a core collection of portable sensory equipment.
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Environmental Control in a Multisensory Room
What is Sensory Environmental Control? Multisensory rooms and products are of huge benefit to individuals with autism, ADHD, Alzheimer’s and other limited abilities. It’s important to remember that everyone with these challenges is unique and tolerates different levels of sensory stimulation, so often a one-size-fits-all approach isn’t ideal. For those...
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7 Sensory Overload Symptoms to Look Out For
Every day, each of us experiences sensory inputs – from listening to the radio while getting ready in the morning to smelling the perfume you’ve put on before heading out the front door. Nowadays, we are experiencing more sensory inputs than ever before; technology is continuously sending us sounds and...
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Understanding Sensory Motor Integration
What is Sensory Motor Integration? The definition of sensory motor integration is a complex matter but it is important that it is understood. Sensory motor integration refers to the link between the nerves (sensory system) and the muscles (motor skills) and to the process of receiving information through our senses...
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Teaching Emotional Intelligence
I saw a post the other day on Facebook that said, "Instead of teaching kids to not stare, teach them to say hello." It’s all the rave these days, emotional intelligence or EQ (emotional quotient).
