My students need a sensory steamroller! This amazing piece of equipment provides students with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder as well as anxiety much needed calming input.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. C.'s classroom raised $925
This project is fully funded
My Students
As an occupational therapist in a community school, I work with students who struggle to meet the demands of the current school environment. Most of my students experience great barriers to learning, due to various disabling conditions from autism to ADHD, emotional disturbances and learning disabilities. They often have problems communicating, difficulties properly expressing their emotions, decreased attention to academic tasks, and delayed sensory-motor development.
Despite their limitations, they are a highly motivated and hard working bunch who are always striving to make their teachers proud.
My Project
Many of the students that I work with suffer from decreased motor planning, body awareness and sensory processing. Teachers are always struggling to keep these students engaged and focused. They have difficulties sitting still in their seats and on the rug. They have a hard time attending to a lesson or independent work. They struggle to feel safe and secure in their physical body and to know where their body is in space.
The Sensory Steamroller has been perfectly designed to give my students the sensory feedback that their bodies need in order to remain calm and focused and in control in their classrooms.
In addition to being fun, it provides students on the autistic spectrum a much needed dose of "coping chemicals," in order to deal with the overwhelming way they process the world around them.
Please consider donating to this project and help my school and students remain equipped with everything they need to be all they can be! Your impact on their lives is sure to be greater than you could possibly know!
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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