The holidays are a difficult time for children with sensory processing issues. The usual structured schedule at school and home is disrupted with holiday parties, shortened days and many changes

It’s hard to believe that Christmas is almost here.  People have been asking what to get my little friends for Christmas so I’ve come up with a simple list of stocking

I recently had an eye opening and kind of life-changing thing happen with my sensory kiddo…she was sick. This might not mean much for a child who does not have

At a Glance Tantrums and sensory meltdowns are not the same thing. It can be hard to tell the difference between them by just looking at an upset child. Knowing

Author: DYAN ROBSON As part of our son’s sensory diet, we incorporate a lot of heavy work activities into his day. These activities usually take the form of chores around the

When my son was diagnosed with autism at age three, a wise and dear friend of mine who is an educator told me, “Don’t pathologize your son. He is not

New York mental-health provider Andrus is using the soft, woolly creatures to help children   Amadeo, Phoenix and Zingaro waited patiently on the new pasture created for them on the

  Our house has been a revolving door of Behavior Therapists over the past almost four years. Both boys put in about 20 hours a week of intense therapy. I

Tactile Dysfunction, a fancy sounding medical term, basically means a dysfunctionality regarding the sense of touch.  This can range from being hypersensitive (over sensitive) to being hyposensitive (under sensitive).  For

When kids show delays in developing skills, OTs are often the first called in… Karla was worried. Her 11-month-old baby girl, adopted from South Korea a month earlier, wouldn’t transition