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Cascade View Elementary School
Tukwila, WA
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Sensory Input Needed for Special Education, Functional Academics Class
Funded Jul 28, 2018
Thank you all so much for pulling this together for my kids. We will enjoy it so much. Thank you thank you thank you!
My kids will be able to have many of their sensory needs met with both sides of this fun equipment. Another great thing is that it will help to develop core body strength.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Counihan

Many of my students have a dysfunctional sensory system. Sometimes one or more senses are either over- or under-reactive to stimulation. Such sensory problems may be the underlying reason for such behaviors as rocking, spinning, and hand-flapping. Although the receptors for the senses are located in the peripheral nervous system (which includes everything but the brain and spinal cord), it is believed that the problem stems from neurological dysfunction in the central nervous system--the brain. As described by individuals with autism, sensory integration techniques, such as pressure-touch can facilitate attention and awareness, and reduce overall arousal. This rolling slide will be able to provide that much needed input that will allow my students to focus.

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