I work with Pre-Kindergarten to Fifth Grade students diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, sensory processing disorder, developmental and intellectual disabilities in a special education school. My students crave deep pressure which helps calm their nervous system and improves their attention to task.
This squeeze machine is designed to provide the ideal heavy work that many kids with neurological processing disorders (SPD, Autism, etc) need.
My students struggle with processing information in the world around them. As an Occupational Therapist, it is my job to assist them to receive the sensory input they are seeking and explore the world around them. The Double Squeezer offers deep pressure input and helps with motor planning and processing. It can allow children to work on motor planning skills, body awareness, and shoulder stability. The squeeze machine will improve my students academic experience in school dramatically by providing them with sensory information they are seeking to find and help them overcome barriers they face throughout their school day.
Some children crave deep pressure, and this squeeze machine is a fun way to get it! My students will love the challenge of crawling between the rollers and being squeezed by the squeeze machine!
"Sensory Processing Disorder is not the end of the world, it is the beginning of a whole NEW world."
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