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Sensory resources to support autistic children

Sensory Resources As a teacher, I have used a range of sensory equipment in the classroom to support individual sensory needs. An Occupational Therapist (OT) is the professional who can support you to assess the sensory needs of a child in order to direct you to appropriate equipment to meet Read more…

By Steph Reed, 7 yearsFebruary 13, 2018 ago

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Sensory needs, autism and our class ‘exercise’ activity!

Sensory Sensitivities: Children with autism can be either hypersensitive (over – sensitive) or hyposensitive (under – sensitive) to sensory input. Some examples of this are that you may see a child putting their fingers in their ears because they are hypersensitivie to sound. You could see a child seeking sensory Read more…

By Steph Reed, 9 yearsMay 31, 2015 ago