by Kelly Beins | Mar 10, 2020 | Sensory Processing Disorder
“Transition” refers to a period of time when a person stops or is required to stop one activity and to begin another. It may also refer to a prolonged period of time (days, weeks, months), when something in a person’s daily routine changes in a significant way. Young...
by Kelly Beins | Oct 5, 2018 | Sensory Processing Disorder
Hammock Swings = Vestibular Input! Hammock swings are ubiquitous in sensory clinics, and are often the first piece of suspended equipment that children explore when they enter the space. Whether the hammock swing is made of a continuous open weave, a closed-weave...
by Kelly Beins | Aug 5, 2018 | Sensory Processing Disorder
The bad news is that being a sensory parent can feel traumatic. The early years are often fraught with typical baby, toddler, and child rearing challenges — only magnified. Sensory parents often over-accommodate to try to prevent what we know is coming: the...
by Kelly Beins | Feb 26, 2018 | Sensory Processing Disorder, Toiletting
Potty training and eliminating diapers is a milestone every parent wants to check off their list but it’s a checkpoint that is often delayed for parents of children with sensory processing disorder (SPD). Additionally, the broad scope of SPD may complicate the potty...
by Kelly Beins | Jan 31, 2018 | Ovis the Sheep, Sensory Processing Disorder
Ovis is a young fictional sheep with sensory processing disorder. Since writing the children’s book, “Ovis has Trouble with School,” people have referred to me as “Mrs. Ovis.” You can read an overview of the first Ovis book here. This spring, while I was attending a...
