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    Accompanying Conditions  Sensory Integration Dysfunction (DSI) - Our Parents Recommend


    Sensory and Motor Planning Fun For Kids!

    Fun Activities | Gift Ideas for Kids | Sensory Equipment | Kids' Books | Informational Books |

     


    Fun Activities:

    •   Jump or walk on a slightly deflated air mattress

    Coleman Flocked Airbed  

     

    • Take a bubble bath with a filled squirt bottle

    Sesame Street Bubble Bath

     

    • Water-play in the sink with containers for scooping, pouring, straining

    Ocean Wonders Nesting Pails  

     

    • Finger-paint with pudding or bath paints in empty bathtub

    Bathtub Finger Painting Kit 

     

    • Make “Kid Sandwich”

      Put pillows on floor. Have child lay facedown on pillows. Rub back and forth across the back of the child's body, while saying “I am spreading on the mayonnaise”. Push into child's body with heels of hand, “I am squeezing on the mustard”. Lay heavy blanket over, “Here is the lettuce.” Lastly put layer of pillows on top as top slice of bread. When sandwich is complete ask your child, “Can you push out?” and watch them use all their strength to get out from under all the blankets and pillows!

     

    • Sensory Tub

      Fill Rubbermaid-type container (large enough for your child to sit inside of) filled a few inches deep with lots of rice. Let the child sit in the rice with toys for child to retrieve, scoop and dig with. You can use: rice, sand, foam pieces or beans depending on preference of child.

    Back Pack with Water Wheel Sand Set

     

    • Make “Angels in the Snow” on soft, carpeted surface

     

    • Tug-of-War with bike inner tube

     

    • Push-of-War with two people on either sides of a therapy ball

    Gymnic Exercise Balls Gymnic Exercise Balls

     

    • Push medicine ball around

     

    • Scooter board – sitting or lying facedown. Scoot around obstacles.

    Carpeted Single Double Scooter Boards Single

     

    • Sensory drink of 7-Up and fruit juice.

     

    • Swim, ride a bike, go to playground

     

    • “Pan Band” - Let child make music by hitting metal pans with a wooden spoon.

    HA Mack French Beechwood Mixing Spoon H.A. Mack French Beechwood Mixing Spoon 12-in.

     

    • Ask child to help you carry some items in the next room (books, empty milk jugs filled with varies amounts of water, etc)

     

    • Draw with chalk on sidewalk

    Sidewalk Chalk (box set) Sidewalk Chalk

     

    • Hopscotch

     

    • Wheelbarrow walk

     

    • Play Mailman - Have child carry slightly heavy items in backpack and “deliver” the objects to a neighbor.

    Kids Dalmatian Character Backpack Kids Dalmation character backpack

     

    • “Magic Carpet Ride” – Pull child around house on blanket on slippery floor.

     

    • Alerting Activities:

      Eat crunchy food (dry cereal)
      Take a shower

    Jump-O-Lene

     

    • Organizing Activities:

      Eat chewy food (licorice, gum)

    Fun Ride Deluxe Classic Zip Line

    Push/pull heavy load

    Get into upside down position

     

    • Calming Activities:

      Suck (through straw, candy, etc)

    Vinyl Swing Seat

    Soak in bathtub (make sure child is supervised)

    “Bug-In-A-Rug” - Roll child up in blanket.


     

    Gift Ideas For Kids:

     

    Scooby-Doo Hopper Ball

    Coloring Kit Crayons

    Bathtub Finger Painting Kit

    Wiggle Writer Pen

    8 Ounce Spray Bottle 8 Ounce Spray Bottle

    Play Doh Barrel

    Kid K'nex Rovin/ Rollers

    Perfection

    Sesame Street Bubble Bath

     

    Gymnic Exercise Balls Gymnic Exercise Balls

    Primary Colors Lacing Beads

    Shrek 2 Inflatable Bop Bag

    Deluxe Blo-Pens Creative Activity Kit 

     


     Sensory Equipment To Help Kids Cope At Home And In The Classroom:

     

    Finger Fidgets

    Wiggle Writer Pen

    Weighted Vest Small/Medium Weighted Vest Small/Medium

    Chewy Tube - Jelly Colors Chewy Tube - Jelly Colors, 3 Pc

    Disc'O'Sit Air Cushion Disc'O'Sit Air Cushion

    Fitted Flannel Crib Sheet-Ecru

    Sheepskin Rug Sheepskin Rug, Compare at $90.00

    Foam Eggcrate Matress Overlay

    Egg crate foam mattress for rolling up in, sitting on, etc

     

     


     

    Kids Books:

     

    Hands Are Not For Hitting

    Willy's Noisy Sister

     

     


    Informational Books:

     

    Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration  Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration

    The Out-of-Sync Child

     

     

     

     


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    The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children With Special Needs, a Guide for Parents and Teachers
    Sue Schwartz, Ph.D.

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    Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know
    (2nd Ed.)

    Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi
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    The Late Talker

    The Late Talker,
    a book about children's
    speech difficulties,
    co-written by Speechville Co-Founder, Lisa Geng

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    Highlights Catalog 


    Speechville Express is a resource for families, educators, and medical professionals, offering information about language development in children, helping those who care for toddlers and young children who are late talkers, and connecting you with others who have been down this road. Language disorders and communication impairments included are apraxia, stuttering, pervasive developmental disorder, dysarthria, and aphasia, among others.

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