Sometimes we all need a break, especially children. Children with special needs, including autism spectrum disorder, can experience sensory overload or extreme emotions. Having sensory items and emotion regulation games will allow me to provide students with calming sensory activities to help them regulate their emotions and be able to return to class, ready to learn. The sensory items will include objects to help students focus on individual senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste) when feeling dysregulated and overwhelmed. The games can be used as part of groups and individual sessions to teach coping skills to foster effective emotion regulation.
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Sometimes we all need a break, especially children. Children with special needs, including autism spectrum disorder, can experience sensory overload or extreme emotions. Having sensory items and emotion regulation games will allow me to provide students with calming sensory activities to help them regulate their emotions and be able to return to class, ready to learn. The sensory items will include objects to help students focus on individual senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste) when feeling dysregulated and overwhelmed. The games can be used as part of groups and individual sessions to teach coping skills to foster effective emotion regulation.