Sensory Vests Designed to Calm Children

  eSpecial Needs designed the Sensory Hugs Deep Pressure Sensory Vest to calm children with autism, ADD, SID and ADHD. The vest was designed with an emphasis on durability and comfort. It’s meant to be pulled snug to a child’s body, providing deep pressure sensory feedback and stability. A deep pressure vest is often used to assist […]

Monday Tech Tip: Autism Sensory Room

Watch as one of Easter Seal’s occupational therapists, Karrie Veteto, shows us around the autism multisensory room. Having trouble viewing the video? Click here! Click here to visit our archived videos. To view Closed Captioning, click on the “CC” in the lower right corner of the video.

Autism AT: no need to be high-tech or expensive

Assistive technology for people living with a disorder on the autism spectrum does not have to be expensive or incredibly complicated to operate. Often times, simple practices that begin in childhood can be carried over into adulthood. Organization, self help, social interaction and academic skills are a few of the areas where the right assistive […]

Headphones for Children with Autism

Headphones can do more than just provide a fun and convenient way to listen to music. In the world of Autism Spectrum Disorders, and even for those who have certain sensitivities to noises and sounds, headphones can be a necessity to coping with the world around them. In fact, noise reduction headphones allow some children […]

Inclusion in the classroom

Inclusion in the classroom is more than recognizing social justice. The intermingling of students with and without disabilities may actually improve the academic achievements of students. One school in Central Florida thinks so. UCP Bailes in East Orlando is a charter school that was founded for children with disabilities; however, students who have not been […]

Good reads for children with autism

Reading is a staple in the lives of many children, especially in the lives of children living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD. The following is a list of books that are good reads for children with ASD because they involve features such as repetition, predictability, interaction or rhyming. “Point to Happy: A Book […]