One of the biggest challenges for many families who have a child with special needs is dealing with negative behaviors and meltdowns. “What calming strategies have you found to be successful?” is a question I get asked often. Here are…
What is Sensory Integration? Think of all the sensations you experience while dressing, bathing, walking or riding a bike. The feeling of the cloth against your skin. The sound of the water splashing. The wind blowing against your face as…
One of the challenges of raising kids with sensory processing issues is that outings, even ones that promise a lot of fun, can easily turn into nightmares if kids find themselves in surprising or overwhelming situations. A child who is…
LLA Therapy Out Patient Clinic Director, Bridget Francisco M.S., CCC-SLP, discusses Sensory Integration Our therapy space in Fairlawn allows us to incorporate sensory integration to our speech, occupational, and physical therapy sessions.Sensory integration is an approach to therapy for children…