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Summer, Sleep and Sensory Integration
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During the winter, instead of using a single fiber-filled comforter, I’ve learned to layer blankets on my son’s bed. This has the effect of keeping him warm and providing a nice amount of weight to provide soothing sensory input. But in the summer, when it’s too warm for anything, how can that sensory […]
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An Experiment with Music
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On a whim I bought my kids a guitar. I’ve been thinking about it for a while. Gus loves music and his sister had been asking for a guitar for ages (usually for my electric antique, and there’s no way she’s getting that one). They have a slew of other instruments, including an electric drum […]
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Thursday Thankfulness - a few days late
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The past few days have been insane, so I didn’t get to my Thursday Thankfulness. Here it is, and Happy Father’s Day as well!
1. I am thankful that my son is such a good eater with very few sensory issues with food. Especially now that he’s on Strattera, which is suppressing his appetite, it’s great […]
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Working Toward Inclusion
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kids playing in sprinklers - in swimsuits, not clothes
From the Oxford Compact Dictionary:
Include: verb 1 comprise or contain as part of a whole. 2 make or treat as part of a whole or set.
I give Gus’s school credit for making good attempts at being inclusive. There are two self-contained classes in the school, and they […]
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Swimming When Motor Skills Are Challenging
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The temperature right now is around 96 with a heat index of 102 degrees. And we haven’t hit the high yet. It is officially beach season for us - lake beach, that is. And as great as that is, it also gets…interesting with Gus.
Gus loves the water, but swimming is challenging for him. I remember […]
