Sensory Seekers and Sensory Avoiders
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- Published on Friday, 04 February 2011 14:45
Submitted by Hartley Steiner
Sensory Modulation Disorder – or in basic terms: Sensory Avoiders and Sensory Seekers.
For the purpose of this post, I am going to list sensory seeking and sensory avoidant behaviors, to paint a more accurate picture of what sensory-based behaviors look like. You can consider these 'symptoms' or a 'checklist' but my real goal in posting them is to help parents and caregivers recognize the sensory challenges in the children in their life. In addition to that, I hope to paint a bigger picture of specifically of the kinds of behaviors Sensory Seekers have, as they seem to be the least understood.
What is Sensory Processing Disorder?
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 January 2011 10:12
Submitted by Hartley Steiner
Recently I have seen a rise in the number of articles, Facebook posts, and even tweets claiming to define what Sensory Processing Disorder is. This should be good news, and it is -- mostly. But, some of them are full of misinformation.
Will placing my son in a preschool with kids who have disabilities affect his development?
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 08:37
Today I received an email from Merchant Circle, asking me if I'd like to answer the following member question (I have left the question in tact with no changes made):
"Sending my son to preschool that has children with disabilities. Will it affect my son's development?"
For Anything Worth Having, One Must Pay the Price
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- Published on Friday, 02 April 2010 09:19
Guest post submitted by Tiffani Lawton, Special-Ism
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice. No paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service. - John Burroughs 1837-1921, Author and Naturalist
Doesn't that just sound so Utopian? What about the gold of reality? Let's take a look see.
A Picture can be Worth a Thousand Words…and Smiles!
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- Published on Monday, 05 July 2010 08:36
Guest post submitted by Louise Sattler, Owner of Signing Families™
“How can I help my child learn to talk?” is often a question posed to me during new parent - child classes that I help to conduct monthly through a local hospital program. My answer includes basic information about typical language development. However, as a person who feels that multi-modal approaches are best for a variety of skill attainment, I often suggest speech in tandem with sign language as a method to help promote verbal / oral language.
Are you on a "trip to Holland?"
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- Published on Monday, 08 March 2010 14:00
Guest post submitted by Louise Sattler, Signing Families
The poem written by Emily Perl Kingsley was cut out and pasted on refrigerator from February of 1992 until we moved to a new home in 1995. It was titled, “ Welcome to Holland”. In essence, it was a snapshot of what it is like to being unprepared when you give birth to a child who has challenges, such as medical or cognitive disabilities.
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