Summertime…and the livin’ is easy.
You may not be crooning that Gershwin tune if you child is sensory sensitive. Hot weather, blinding sunshine, dripping sweat, kids freely exercising their “outside” voices, air conditioning, grass clippings, pollen…summer is laden with sensory insults that can easily overload your child’s system.
So hush little baby, don’t you cry. These sensory smart solutions will help!
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Eliminating all sense of structure and routine is a recipe for summer distress and disaster. Homeschooling mom Michelle McConnell offers her Summer Survival Schedule.
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Are sibs going off to summer camp together? If so, make sure it’s a true “vacation” for your neurotypical child too, who might need a break from the 24/7 care routine. Lisa Iland, who has a 23-year-old brother on the spectrum, offers these practical suggestions.
Future Horizons helps you make sense of sensory challenges. Read more…
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