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When deafness coexists with autism, sensory seeking behaviors may be present and interventions will be necessary for success. Sensory integration activities address sensory needs by either lessening or amplifying the intensity of various forms of sensory stimulation that children receive. My students engage in such activities as a means of self-stimulation. These materials would meet their sensory needs, while helping them stay within socially acceptable bounds. Sensory integration activities can serve a calming function for children with autism. They will be used as rewards for task completion, or they may be provided along side another task as a calming influence that helps my students stay on task. Typically, children are better organized and able to attend to tasks when they engage in desired sensory integration tasks. When sensory integration tasks involve two or people, they can be used to help motivate children with autism to socially engage with others. The flexible seating items (wobble chair, boundary chair, vibrating pillow square, and scooter board) will allow my students the option to sit where they can receive the sensory input that they are needing while focusing on instruction. The tactile items I'm requesting (sand/water table, vibrating snake, massager, hand fidget and spikey glove) will allow my students to provide themselves the sensory input they seek while on a sensory break. I have one student that loves sensory items that provide visual input. The prisma light will aid in that need.
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