Sensory Christmas Activity: A Christmas Wreath
This is a wonderful Christmas activity which involves enjoying all of the sights and smells of the winter season and will end with a wreath that you can hang up in your house! You can begin this activity as a walk through the woods so that you can forage for moss and tree branches. Aim […]
Christmas Season 2024 – 2025
Believe it or not, we are already at Christmas! This is supposed to be a lovely time of the year to enjoy, celebrate and have a nice time with our loved ones… the truth is that not everybody lives this period of the year the same way… For some, the festive season can be overwhelming […]
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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 […]
AOTA Article: Trauma and OT
Many Occupational Therapists who use a sensory integration approach in their clinical practice have worked productively and mindfully with children, adults, and older adults with trauma. Our unique education and training facilitate our practice in a range of settings, including schools, mental health settings, and hospitals. As a profession, we are tasked with addressing barriers […]
CPD on the Sofa: Early Experiences Shape Executive Function – (our own personal air traffic control system)
Executive function skills help us plan, focus attention, switch gears, and juggle multiple tasks—much like an air traffic control system at a busy airport. This downloadable paper provides a great way of explaining executive function to teachers and parents, drawing on the latest neuroscience and research in early development. The air-traffic analogy makes is a […]
CPD on the Sofa: An Activities Guide for Enhancing & Practicing Executive Function Skills
Supporting development is everyone’s business. If you are a therapist practicing Ayres’ Sensory Integration, parent education and support between sessions with sensory rich activities to support development through ploy is likely to be a part of what you do. The resource includes downloadable printable activities guides for different ages, that will make great handouts for […]
Resources Update: Sensory University
Sensory University offers discounted pricing on school supplies, special needs toys and equipment’s for autism. See and read more at sensoryuniversity.com/ We love the look of this great product for use at school… Desk Buddy- a Multi Textured Tactile Chewable Ruler This product may be a useful sensory strategy to help a child who constantly […]
Innovation in Practice | Sensory Integration for Mental Health & Wellbeing
Kath Smith Occupational Therapists within the NHS have used Ayres Sensory Integration in clinical practice since 1999. This poster showcases the innovation of care pathways and resources for practice created in 1999 and implemented into clinical care across Cornwall and Dorset. The poster references the earliest audits and investigations focussed on the potential benefits of […]
Sensory Integration and Development
[updated 2019] Sensory integration is the neurological process by which the brain organises and interprets sensory information from the body and the environment, allowing individuals to respond adaptively (appropriately) to sensory input. This means doing the right thing at the right time and in the right way. This process involves processing sensory inputs from the […]