How the Brain Transforms Speech Pitch into Meaning – Insights for Therapists and Parents
At ASI Wise & Sensory Project, we recognise that understanding how the brain processes sensory information helps us provide the best support for those we work with. A groundbreaking study has revealed that Heschl’s gyrus, a part of the brain traditionally thought to be involved only in early sound processing, plays a much bigger role […]
Time To Talk Day 2025
#TimeToTalk Today is “Time to Talk Day,” an initiative aimed at promoting open conversations about Mental health. Mental health has been silenced for too long and frequently stigmatized by society unless someone personally dealt with it through a close family member or a friend. It is time to make visible the invisible, improve understanding of […]
Research Update| Muting, filtering and transforming space
In this 2022 article; “Muting, filtering and transforming space: Autistic children’s sensory ‘tactics’ for navigating mainstream school space following the transition to secondary school.”, the take-home messages are: There are sensory challenges in mainstream school environments for ASD children. Working with young people post-transition to secondary school has highlighted these challenges. Sensory challenges exist across […]
Research Update | Social touch deprivation during COVID-19: effects on psychological wellbeing and craving interpersonal touch
“a particularly effective form of communicating (non-verbal) support, which in addition facilitates the formation and maintenance of social bonds, is touch” von Mohr et al 2021 Read more here: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.210287
Please don’t say… “She seems fine to me…”
Submitted by guest blogger, Ruth OT. In my time as a special needs parent, I’ve had a variety of responses to telling people my child has special needs. Some responses have been great, others have left me crying all the way home. Literally. Some have opened up conversations, others have shut them down. I know […]
“Children can ‘catch’ social bias through non-verbal signals expressed by adults”
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161221125425.htm