Help me give my students Autism Steam Rolling Machines and a SqUoosh sensory seat to provide the ideal heavy work that many kids with sensory processing disorders seek throughout the day.
$1,811 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I currently work as a Speech and Language Pathologist with the moderate to severe and medically fragile k-5th grade students in the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District. Twenty-three students in this age group are non-verbal and use a variety of low-tech and high tech communication devices to communicate their wants and needs.
Working with my students is challenging but extraordinarily rewarding.
I am constantly looking for creative ways to make learning more engaging and accessible for each of them. Maybe it is the challenge that I like or maybe it is just the absolute joy I get when I see their little faces light up when they have accomplished something that might be so simple for others. These fabulous students keep me on my toes and make me think outside of the box. It is because of them that truly enjoy and look forward to coming to work with them each and every day.
My Project
Many of my students have trouble regulating their sensory systems which makes it difficult for them to focus on tasks and communicate. Kids with sensory processing issues often seek (or avoid) sensory input. Kids who seek input (squeezing, pulling, pushing, jumping) can help them calm their body and make them feel more oriented in space. Heavy work activities activate as many muscles and joints as possible at the same time. Without heavy work activities, students may seek input by crashing into or jumping off things or in other unsafe ways. When kids do heavy work throughout the day, it can help them feel more organized, focused and calm thus enabling them to be in a better mindset to stay on task and learn.
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