Sensory Enrichment Therapy Articles

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.

Temple Grandin discusses issues with autism and sensory processing disorder

May 7, 2015

Topics covered include: sensory overload, her favorite music, job interviews, how do I tell my child that he has autism, deep pressure, trying new foods, etc.

Sensory Enrichment Therapy Activity for Tactile defensiveness in Autism

Tactile defensiveness in autism possibly caused by defect in brain white matter

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April 23, 2015

A study published in February 2015 has found new clues. Tactile defensiveness of individuals with autism may have two main causes: Serotonin deficiency and defects in the brain's white matter.