ClassicalTwins Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Have you ever considered using these types of items?? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S0TOS6/ref=s9_simh_gw_p21_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_r=0GDGRNSKDS6T2XD672CH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938731&pf_rd_i=507846 http://www.amazon.com/THE-SENSORY-UNIVERSITY-DESK-BUDDY/dp/B002X7BTBC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300039508&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 We have tangles and several kinds of "fidgets". My DD has a much easier time listening if her hands are busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 My kiddos are younger, so it may be different. Playdough is definitely helpful for my two sensory kids (both the seeker and the avoider). But the REAL winner is Theraputty. I swear they can sit for ages and play with the stuff! They LOVE to hide things in it - coins, marbles, etc. and then dig it back out. We use the orange, but my kids have some hand strength issue - you may want to go one level stiffer if you get it. The only downside to Theraputty is that it is a pain to get off clothing, so it is an at-the-table only item at our house, and my kiddos are strictly prohibited from stretching it into wispy strings (it stretches like gum). Other things that help with the fidgets at our house - weighted vests, and we have these bumpy wedge things they sit on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nansk Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I've not tried it, but my dh says that when he makes our dd sit on the exercise ball, the lesson goes much better. MEP lessons work well because the lesson plans incorporate activities, songs and dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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