Physical and emotional environment adaptations to make for sensory sensitive children In the last post, we discussed visual, auditory, and olfactory accommodations you can make to your child’s environment. Now we’ll move on to physica..

Act rather than react If you wait until your child melts down or shuts down, and then you pull out strategies to resolve the situation, that’s certainly a step in the right direction, but wouldn’t it be even better to avoid the meltdow..

What types of accommodations can you expect for your child? You, your child’s OT, and the school will collaborate as a team to develop specific recommendations for your specific child. This post will help make you aware of what you can reaso..

School Lunch Following a sensory diet at school, part 1 Taking a sensory diet to school As mentioned briefly in the last post, children benefit if they keep their sensory diet consistent while at school (or anywhere, such as on vacation). Child..