Sensory Strategies

Squishy Dinos and Other Cool Stuff

by Trish July 20, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to get one of the cool sensory products from National Autism Resource to review for my blog. After looking at the items, I immediately knew what I had to choose – one of the Squishy Dinos. Why that one, you ask? Well, we have a new kiddo coming to the [...]

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Try This Tuesday/Faces of Autism

by Trish September 30, 2008

This week, Danette at Everyday Adventures shows us her solution for three little boys who all love to jump and bounce. Read about it at Try This Tuesday: A Safe Place To Bounce. Faces of Autism Casdok (Mother of Shrek) has started a new photoblog called Faces of Autism. Here is what she says about [...]

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Try This Tuesday: Mixing It Up A Bit

by Trish September 9, 2008

I have been working on some ideas to spice up this column at 5 Minutes for Special Needs, especially since I don’t want it to be limited to just my own personal experience. We have had some awesome participants, so my first thought was to call on them for help. So, starting today, the main [...]

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Try This Tuesday: When I Say Jump, You Say,

by Trish September 2, 2008

Today over at 5 Minutes for Special Needs, I’m sharing a little bit about how sensory strategies help Michael. If you are interested in learning more about sensory differences, take a look at the recommendations in my post Autism Resources: Sensory Processing. I also wanted to mention to anyone who has me on their blogroll [...]

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Autism Resources: Sensory Processing

by Trish April 1, 2008

Note: Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is now the preferred term for what used to called Sensory Integration Dysfunction (DSI). For Autism Awareness Month, I am sharing my favorite resources on a variety of topics. I am starting with sensory processing because that is where we started. When the Little Guy first began receiving services, the [...]

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