Autism Sensory Overload & Overstimulation
Many children with autism are very sensitive to their environments and it can be challenging for them to filter out certain information that comes in.| www.crossrivertherapy.com
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Many children with autism are very sensitive to their environments and it can be challenging for them to filter out certain information that comes in.| www.crossrivertherapy.com
Dr Liz Shea discusses pica and offers some advice on supporting autistic people| www.autism.org.uk
Discover sensory overload in autism through real-life examples. Understand triggers, signs, and coping strategies.| www.abtaba.com
Misophonia is an extreme sensitivity to certain sounds such as chewing, pen tapping, sniffling, throat clearing, or scratching. Its main symptom is a strong negative reaction when hearing triggering sounds. Small sounds can be unbearable and cause a fight or flight response to these triggering sounds. Some sound triggers may cause such distress that a person will avoid situations where…| Autism Awareness
Sensory processing involves the effective registration and accurate interpretation of sensory input from the environment and from one’s body. Information received through the senses such as touch, taste, sight, smell and hearing must be noticed, processed and then responded to appropriately. Sensory processing issues arise when there is difficulty organizing and responding to this information that comes through the senses.…| Autism Awareness
Featuring Paula Aquilla, OT Parents and children are spending more time together during COVID. Schools have been closed and restrictions have been made on community spaces, making home ‘the space’ for everyone. In this webinar, you will learn what to consider when designing your space and how to enlist your child in designing the space they will use. The same space can have more than one purpose - learn how to change the space with multiple purposes in mind.| Autism Awareness
Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA, author of the best-selling The Out-of-Sync Child, and expert occupational therapists, including Stacey Szklut, MS, OTR/L and Lynn Balzer-Martin, Ph.D, OTR, have assembled an extensive and easy-to-use set of checklists and other tools that are invaluable to every teacher and parent who has children with sensory integration challenges.| Autism Awareness
Regular exercise is essential to good health, but did you know it can help a person with autism or ASD self-regulate and manage stress?| Autism Awareness
