Newsletter - Visual Supports

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Bath time Social Story

I made this social story for one of the children I see.  Please download and use if you like.  It is meant to be printed out on one sheet of paper and folded in half.  I suggest using thicker paper like card stock.

Sensory Processing Video

I made this video to show parents and teachers what children experience when they do not process sensory information appropriately.

How our eyes "see"

Video

A wonderful TED talk about the subjectivity of sight and sensory perception.

How room colors effect your mood

Room Colors

Something to think about before you redecorate.

The Effects of Light

Light effects 

This is a great article about how full and filtered light can effect our functioning in a variety of settings.  

SPD and other challenges

Lasting Impressions

This article clearly explains that SPD not only effects certain sensory modalities, but it also effects emotions and physical abilities.

Colors effecting mood

Color article

This is a fun article talking about color and how it can effect your mood.  I found this on a random search.  

Syntonics - how it can help

Syntonics praise

This is an explanation of how Syntonics can help people from an Optometrist.  

Syntonics - the Science of light therapy

Syntonics

This is a great primmer on Syntonic Optometry.  This is the science upon which the light stimulation we use in the Sensory Learning Program is based.

Colors related to Chakras

Chakras

Interesting correlation between the colors we use in the Sensory Learning Program and Eastern energy medicine.  I am merely pointing out an observed correlation not a cause and effect relationship.   

Tactile and Visual connection

Science Daily Article

This article demonstrates the strong connection between the tactile and visual senses.  If we perceive these sensory modalities in an unorganized way, it will effect a multitude of areas.  This new research is only emphasizing how important it is to address poor sensory processing.  If these senses are disorganized, you can't treat just one and expect it to make a real change.  You have to treat all sensory processing because of all of the overlap in the brain.

Visual-auditory connection

Science Daily Article

This article reinforces how strong the connection is between auditory and visual stimulus.  It seems to be more direct then previously thought as shown in this study that found more direct connections between the auditory and visual systems.  

The occipital lobe of the brain is very large and shows one how much brain power is involved visual processing and visual perception.  

Motion Sickness

Science Daily Article

This is very interesting.  When I was learning about Sensory Integration, I was taught that a slow moving visual stimulus elicits a vestibular response.  You have experienced this phenomenon when you are driving and you stop at a light next to a semi-truck or a bus.  When the light changes and the bus or truck starts moving, but you haven't moved yet, you feel like you are moving.  

This could explain why we need to strengthen children's visual skills.  As they have shown in this study, visual stimulation alone can make one feel motion sickness.  No direct stimulation to the inner ear has occurred.   More study needs to be done, but I have seen children that walk around as if they are on a boat when they are firmly on dry land.  A strengthened visual system should help them function more appropriately.  

Vision and movement

Science Daily Article

This article gives us some insight as to how people with ASD are perceiving the world.  Anything we can do to change this perception will be helpful to their academics and more importantly their social interactions.