Dec
17
When I was in high school I can remember seeing “special” kids in our assemblies with big brown headphones on that looked as if they came from the reading room. I didn’t understand what they were for until I had my own little sensory cutie. Headphones can be a huge help in reducing noise and …
Nov
27
I was asked by a reader to give some ideas to those wanting to buy a gift for a child with Autism or Sensory Integration Disorder. This topic is very dear to me because as a parent of an Autistic child, I could pack a closet with gifts given to her that she really couldn’t enjoy. …
Jan
29
Having put all three of my children through Montessori pre-school, I became very familiar with a work called the One Hundred Board. It is a very simple wood board with 100 tiles that are numbered. Using your cotton rug, lay the board on the rug and place the tiles with numbers facing up on the …
Aug
05
Sophia first visits with an Occupational Therapist were done in our own home. She was only about 20 months old. One day, the OT arrived with the coolest tool we have yet to help Sophia calm and regulate herself. It is called the Indoor Rainy Day Playground. First of all, I didn’t realize until she …
Jan
12
Visual timers are special clocks that show time through the red space that is left on the clock. In this example, there are 20 minutes left (shown in red). Using a small battery, the red disappears as the clock ticks. Saying “we are going to leave in 5 minutes” is very hard for a child …
