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Nancy Peske
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Aug 17, 20164 min read
Sensory Issues and Anxiety About Going Back to School
Kids with sensory issues can quickly become overwhelmed at school, which is a very stimulating place where many demands are placed on...
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Jul 11, 20162 min read
Sensory Smart Sunblock and Insect Repellent
Kids with sensory issues need to use insect repellent and sunblock to protect them from bug bites, the Zika virus spread by mosquitoes,...
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Apr 20, 20161 min read
#SensoryIsReal A Manifesto, Video, and Movement
Sensory is real. Sensory processing disorder and sensory processing issues are not imagined, but very real according to research that...
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Apr 19, 20163 min read
Being Different and Needing Support: 15 Ways to Support Your Unique Child
Whatever our personal qualities are, whether we see them as positive, negative, or neutral, they can lead us to our passions and purpose....
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Mar 31, 20163 min read
Accommodating Children's Auditory Sensitivities
Children with auditory sensitivities may become distressed by background noise and in places where unexpected loud sounds can disturb...
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Mar 10, 20163 min read
Clothing, Tactile Issues, and Getting Dressed
"It's scratchy!" "It bunches up!" "I don't want to wear that! It's too loose!" Stressed out by trying to get your child with sensory...
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Feb 26, 20163 min read
Transitions and Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
To kids with sensory processing issues, the world is filled with abrupt and unpleasant transitions. What seems to us to be an easy shift...
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Feb 2, 20164 min read
Sensory Smarts at School and Leading the Team
How can you help a child with sensory issues that cause her difficulties at school? The best thing you can do as a parent is be a strong...
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Jan 20, 20164 min read
Eating Out with Kids Who Have Sensory Issues
All the senses can be challenged when a child is sitting to eat a meal: smell, taste, vision, and so on. Add to that the unfamiliarity of...
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Dec 15, 20152 min read
Breathing and Meditation to Relax Anxious Children–And You!
Need a quick technique to help your child ease her anxiety? Teach her these simple breathing techniques and practice them together. Then,...
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Dec 13, 20155 min read
Are You an Alphabet Soup Mom? Labels and Kids
Not long ago, I was trying to explain to someone that we parents of special needs kids are, more often than not, dealing with an alphabet...
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Dec 11, 20153 min read
Toys and Equipment for a Sensory Diet: Get Them Moving!
A sensory diet of activities and accommodations helps a child or teen with sensory processing disorder to stay regulated throughout the...
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Nov 15, 20153 min read
If Your Child Resists Mittens, Gloves, Scarves, Hats and Other Winter Clothes…
Are you struggling to get your child with sensory issues to don all that wonderful late fall and winter clothing that will keep her warm...
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Nov 12, 20155 min read
Sensory Kids, Obedience, and Defiance
Do you want your child or teen with sensory issues to be more obedient? Less defiant? Or do you want your child to know how and when to...
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Nov 8, 201513 min read
15 Practical Ways to Prevent and Reduce Anxiety and Depression
Because of what I’ve experienced in my personal and professional life as a writer and editor specializing in psychology books, I’ve...
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Oct 28, 20152 min read
Halloween and Sensory Issues
Halloween celebrations can be tricky for a child with SPD. Before you commit to that store-bought costume only to find your child won’t...
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Oct 13, 20152 min read
Sensory Processing Disorder and the 7 (Yes, 7!) Senses
Here’s a video I made about the seven senses: Yes, there are 7, not 5–they include the ones you learned about in school plus two that are...
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Oct 10, 20152 min read
Apraxia and Sensory Issues: What's the Connection?
Apraxia is a condition that is common among children with sensory processing disorder. Praxis, or motor planning, is the planning and execut
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Sep 9, 20155 min read
School Sensory Diet, IEPs, and School Accommodations for Sensory Kids
Specific sensory input throughout the day as part of a sensory diet of activities and accommodations designed to promote self-regulation...
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Aug 28, 20153 min read
Dear Teacher, Let Me Introduce My Child
Concerned about how your child with sensory processing disorder will function at school this year? Why not consider a letter to your...
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