HOW TO TEACH GROOMING AND HYGIENE FOR THE CHILD? Grooming and hygiene are mostly not considered by most of us because we do everything for them as they are being children. But after they grow up? Obviously, they should be able to do independently. Therefore, along with other goals these skills has to considered and […]
Category Archives: Sensory Activities
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Jun
Jun
How to teach brushing skills & maintain proper oral hygiene? We need to give special consideration to maintaining oral hygiene in kids with autism, which might be a challenging one, especially when the kid has oral sensitivity. Many kids have oral sensitivity therefore, For kids with oral sensitivity, a detailed sensory assessment has to be […]
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May
May
Following directions and make the child learn and follow commands are the important skills in order to accomplish various tasks, for instance, activities of daily living (ADL), academic tasks, etc., and to accommodate or get adapted to different environments like school, home, restaurants, parks, religious places, etc. This has to be taught in a step […]
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Apr
Apr
Planting Activities – Autism Gardening Therapy Gardening Therapy & Activity Gardening therapy & activity is one of the great therapeutic activities for children with autism as it involves physical skills, fine motor skills, and creativity as well. For example, digging, weeding, watering contributes to strengthening motor skills. Whereas seeding, cutting leaves and flowers, or plucking […]
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Apr
Apr
Finding hard to engage children in activities? The easiest and fun way to engage autistic children is by providing water activities. These water activities for autistic kids help to build rapport between the child and the therapist or caregiver, it improves social skills, motor skills, and cognitive-perceptual skills and in addition, it satisfies sensory needs. […]
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Sep
Sep
A sensory box or bin is nothing but a large box where necessary sensory materials are filled according to the child’s need or to put in simple words, the sensory box is a container where your kid’s favorite items are stocked inside. Children will use them to play, learn and also to relax at times […]
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Sep
Sep
Sensory play or craft is effective for children with sensory integration difficulties. It helps to connect pathways in the brain that are responsible for processing the senses. Let’s list out the benefits of doing the sensory craft: It helps to develop gross motor and fine motor skills. Improves bilateral coordination skills. Cognitive and perceptual skills […]
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Aug
Aug
Sensory rooms are essential for kids with ASD. The advantages of having a sensory room or sensory plan at home are: The child will receive sensory input at times of their need. The child will be able to gain sensory tolerance. Enhance exploration. Improves child’s gross motor and fine motor skills. Child’s cognitive and perceptual […]
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Jul
Jul
WHAT IS VESTIBULAR SENSATION? The Vestibular system is part of our inner ear responsible for sending information about movement, space and gravity to our brain, which in turn helps the individual to maintain balance, coordination and detects changes in the body position as well.For children, both the vestibular and proprioceptive sensations are essential which enables […]