Incorporating movement and sensory activities in speech therapy can help children learn and can be especially beneficial to those with autism or sensory processing disorder. Movement gets the blood pumping throughout the entire body, which includes a rush of blood flow to the brain. That increase in oxygen and energy maximizes brain performance, which leads…
Why You Should Be Using Sensory Play in Speech Therapy
Sensory play is an underutilized activity in speech therapy – use sensory bins, sensory bottles, and more to stimulate language, social skills, and motor skills! “Sensory play” means activities that stimulate one or more of the child’s senses: touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing, vestibular, and proprioception. The more senses we can incorporate into learning, the…
