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Q&A: Recommendations for Sensory Rooms?

Gwen Wild Aug 13, 2018

QUESTION: I have completed several of your webinars and consider you a very good resource for sensory modulation as it impacts on self-regulation. Do you have any recommendations, resources, or guidelines for the development ...

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Q&A: Can Sensational Brain Benefit Teachers?

Gwen Wild Aug 8, 2018

QUESTION: I used to be a preschool teacher. Recently, I started my own brain enrichment center giving therapy to special needs children in Malaysia. How can Sensational Brain benefit my practice? GWEN’S ANSWER: Thank ...

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Q&A: Which Sensory Diets Course: 2- or 6-hour?

Gwen Wild Jul 25, 2018

QUESTION: I completed the Sensory Diets 101 course not too long ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve also been using the BrainWorks materials to help my clients both in and out of therapy. I ...

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Q&A: Stop Kid from Playing in Feces?

Gwen Wild Jul 23, 2018

QUESTION: I am currently at a loss with a recent referral of a 2-year-old child without any cognitive delays but with some definite sensory issues. The child was adopted within the past year and ...

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Q&A: Over- and Under-Responsiveness WITHIN a Single Sensory System?

Gwen Wild Jul 13, 2018

QUESTION: I have just completed the Sensory Symptoms Checklist with a 9-year-old boy I am working with and have found that he really does show symptoms of being over-responsive AND under-responsive to most far/distal ...

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Q&A: Inappropriate Behaviors?

Gwen Wild Oct 17, 2017

QUESTION: I have a first grade student who constantly rubs his bottom on the edges of a chair, his shoe (if sitting on the floor) etc. When wearing stretchy pants, he puts his hands down ...

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Q&A: How to Address Visual Over- and Under-Responsiveness?

Gwen Wild Jun 5, 2017

QUESTION: If a child is over- or under-responsive to visual stimuli, how does a therapist use a sensory diet to help? GWEN’S ANSWER: For visual over-responsiveness, try these suggestions: Implement a sensory diet with ...

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Q&A: What to Do for Aggressive Behavior Toward Adults?

Gwen Wild Jun 5, 2017

QUESTION: I have a student who will forcefully charge at adults by scratching and/or trying to bite for 15 minutes at a time during escalations. We see him seeking bodily input during escalations in ...

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Q&A: How to Address Startling at Loud Noises?

Gwen Wild Jun 5, 2017

QUESTION: I’m looking for information about working with a 5-year-old Asperger student who struggles with auditory filtering and startles at loud noises. He doesn’t like to wear headphones. The only other idea I’ve ever ...

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Q&A: Lighting for Those on the Spectrum?

Gwen Wild Jun 5, 2017

QUESTION: Is there a company, brand, or style of lights that work best for folks on the spectrum? The usual answer I get to this question is to mute the lighting. If you know ...

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