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What Sensory Sensitivity Looks Like
Being a sensory-sensitive child means that a child's nervous system reacts more intensely to sensory input than most children. Everyday sights, sounds, smells, textures, or movements that others barely notice might feel overwhelming,...
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What Does It Mean to Be Sensory Sensitive?
Have you ever walked into a brightly lit store filled with loud music and felt overwhelmed? Or maybe certain textures on clothing make you itch uncontrollably? If so, you might have experienced a moment of sensory sensitivity. Being sensory...
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Self-Regulation and Sensory Diet Activities for a Sensory Seeker
A “sensory seeker” is someone who has a high threshold for sensory input and is actively seeking out sensory experiences throughout the day. They seek out input to meet their needs or fill up their “sensory bucket”. When...
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What is Proprioceptive input and Why we LOVE it!
Proprioceptive input is calming and organizing for all central nervous systems. Proprioceptive input refers to the sensory information that your body receives from receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints. This input helps you...
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Vestibular Input
Vestibular input refers to sensory Information that the brain receives when we move our head In different positions related to gravity. For example: swinging, spinning in a circle, shaking your head no, doing forward rolls, i.e., any time your...
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Calming a Dysregulated Child: The “Regulate, Relate, and Reason” Approach
Dysregulation can happen for a variety of reasons with our kids. We can never know exactly what’s going on inside of them, but in general, when they are dysregulated, it means that the demands are greater than our child’s capacity to...
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