Sensory Enrichment Therapy Articles

Asperger's Meltdowns and Feel-GoodNeurotransmitter Serotonin

Asperger’s, meltdowns, and the feel-good neurotransmitter

October 21, 2015

Anxiety levels and meltdowns in Asperger's are shown to be linked to abnormalities in brain Serotonin levels. Sensory Enrichment Therapy can help as an autism treatment. Here's an example of an exercise.

How to reduce anxiety symtpoms at school and home child for your with autism

How to reduce anxiety symptoms at school and home for your child with autism

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September 10, 2015

School is often a loud and busy place with many transitions. Here are some ideas that may help you to reduce your child’s anxiety at school.

Kids with autism have a narrower functional field of view

Narrow field of view in individuals with autism may contribute to social difficulties

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August 18, 2015

In July 2015, a new study revealed that children and adults with autism have a much more narrow functional field of view than their neurotypical peers. Instead of being able to process an image that is 8.57° from the focal point, individuals with autism were only able to process an image within 6.62°, which is a statistically significant difference.

Autistic Person or Person with Autism

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August 17, 2015

Online Poll: Which language are you most comfortable using? Autistic Person or Person with Autism? Or Both?

Soft touch on the forearm linked to social awareness and emotions

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July 31, 2015

Soft touch on the forearm evokes an individual’s awareness of others and promotes emotional control. Autism therapies should include protocols to rehabilitate the sense of touch in order to facilitate the development of social awareness.

Autism Therapy May Increase the Benefits of Exercise and Wellness in Children with Autism

Children with autism benefit from physical exercise

July 23, 2015

Children with autism tend to progress faster when they participate in regular physical exercise.

Mendability announces results for a second clinical trial with Sensory Enrichment Therapy

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June 23, 2015

AMERICAN FORK, UT — June 9, 2015 — Mendability announced today that the second in a series of research trials on which their Sensory Enrichment Therapy is based has been published in Behavioral Neuroscience. The report is titled “Environmental Enrichment as a Therapy for Autism; A Clinical Trial Replication and Extension,” and was co-authored by Michael Leon, Ph.D., Joseph Donnelly, M.D., Robin Steinberg-Epstein, M.D., and Cynthia Woo, Ph.D. at the University of California, Irvine.

How to stop a tantrum

June 1, 2015

The sense of smell can be a powerful and natural tool when handling a child's tantrum and helping them calm down. It can also be an effective anger management tool for all ages.

Good Music Helps Speech Development in Autism Therapy

Good music improves speech therapy for people with autism and Asperger's

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May 21, 2015

Several recent studies have concluded that children with autism, severely non verbal or partially verbal improve in both cognition and language when exposed to pleasant music, which has great implications for the development of speech therapy. Music also increases their attention and focus.

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