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What is Hypotonia?
Also known as “low muscle tone,” hypotonia refers to a decrease in the amount of tension in...
Surpassing the Diagnosis
Surpassing the DiagnosisIt’s not every day that a parent of a child with autism turns his...
What is a Sensory Bin?
Sensory bins are containers filled with a variety of sensory materials for kids to explore....
What is Social-Emotional Learning?
Social-emotional learning, or SEL, is the continuous process of learning and developing skills...
What is Sensory Integration?
The nervous system sends sensory input to the brain, where it all needs to be processed,...
What is Stimming?
What is Stimming?“Stimming” is short for “self-stimulation.” These repetitive behaviors...
What is Sensory Overload?
Sensory overload is when your brain is receiving more input from your senses than it can...
What is Sensory Processing Disorder?
Sensory processing disorder (SPD) means that you have trouble processing input from your senses...
How to Ease the Transition to Kindergarten
Change, no matter when it happens, can be hard. As parents we often wonder what we can do to make...
The History of Fidget Toys
As humans, we have an innate need to self-soothe. According to Dr. Karlesky of the University of...
How Sensory Spaces Promote Social-Emotional Learning
Jump to: How do you teach kids to visually identify emotions? How do you provide emotional...
Sensory Survival For Teens
This post was originally posted on 06/19/2017. It was updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness...
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