Planning for Students With Sensory Processing Difficulties Amy

Planning for Students With Sensory Processing Difficulties Amy Weber and Shari Jackson

A Child’s View of Sensory Processing Learn About Sensory Processing From a Child’s Perspective.

Video Discussion • Sensory Processing Dysfunction: Messages that the child’s brain gets from his/her senses are not interpreted correctly so the child does not respond to things appropriately. • Children can have Sensory Processing difficulties as a stand-alone disability or along with other diagnoses (ADHD, Autism, etc. ). SPD has not yet been recognized in the DSM. • Over-reactive vs. under-reactive

MORE THAN FIVE SENSES What is the Proprioceptive Sense? • Input to your muscles and joints. • Gives you body awareness. • Tells you how much force to use, when doing activities. • Student my be clumsy, not have a good sense of personal space. Push too hard or not hard enough when writing. May be too forceful. They may run, stomp or jump. • Heavy work can calm and organize a child’s neurological system.

MORE THAN FIVE SENSES What is the Vestibular Sense? • Your sense of movement through and in space, where your head or body is compared to gravity. • Gives your sense of balance and muscle tone. • Student may be seeking sensory input by moving constantly or spinning. Conversely, some students may not want to have their feet leave the ground. They may also have poor balance and be fearful of heights.

Arousal Chart Bad Behavior And Sensory Overload Can Look EXACTLY the Same.

Sensory Binder Drive Thru Menu

S’cool Moves • Movement activities are organized in a way that is easy to integrate into the class routine throughout the day. • The Minute Moves for the Classroom is a handy reference of movement activities which help make transition from one activity to another fun and smooth. • Includes Activities for Sensation, Posture, Body Image, Laterality, Directionality, and Pre-academics.

Sensory Break Video Classroom Good Morning Song

Sensory Tools

Profiles DO YOU KNOW ME?

Websites • Wapping Kindergarten Page: http: //wappingkindergarten. weebly. com/sensory-break. html (All of the following can be found of the Wapping Kindergarten Webpage, under Sensory Breaks. ) • Sensory Break: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=d. M 3 Ao_vq. Hbg (Classroom Good Morning Song on You. Tube) • Go. Noodle: https: //www. gonoodle. com/ (Free energizing and calming activities. You must set up a free account, first. This site can be used for indoor recess, also. ) • Yoga Bites: http: //www. maddiesbooks. com/yogibee/CYP_yb/yogabites 2010/home. html (A classroom yoga project to help energize, calm or focus students. You must set up a free account, first. • Brain Breaks: https: //brain-breaks. com/ (USER NAME: aweber; PASSWORD: break) (On demad, quick bouts of physical activity for the classroom or any room. )

Overlapping Characteristics of Mental Health Diagnoses

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