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Using a Sensory Diet to Improve Attention, Behavior, and overall Activity Levels
A sensory diet is a group of activities that are scheduled into a child's day to assist with attention, alert state and their overall response to stress and change. A sensory diet looks at a child's sensory processing and provides tools to help them with self regulation.
Sensory Diet can be very helpful to manage behaviors in children with Autism, ADHD, and sensory processing disorder.
More than Just Fidgeting: Understanding the Difference between Inattention and Sensory Seeking Behaviors
All children and adults have sensory needs. Some have more than others. A child with “sensory needs” will demonstrate either sensory seeking or sensory avoiding behaviors.
When provided with the right balance of this, it can help the child to stay focused and on task.