Autism in Mainstream Schools

Multisensory equipment: not just for special education settings

Every school, whether mainstream or special education, includes students who could benefit from support through a range of specialist sensory equipment.

Autism affects about one in 100 children, with an estimated 71% of children with autism now attending a mainstream school, so it is more important than ever to help students on the autistic spectrum get the support they need to thrive in a mainstream school setting. Continue reading →

New Sensory Room at Hounslow Special School

Staff, governors, pupils and parents at The Cedars Primary School in Cranford, Hounslow, are celebrating after attending the opening of the school’s first dedicated sensory room.

The special school, which has 61 pupils aged 4-11, will use the room to create positive learning environments for children with a range of social, emotional and mental health needs. Continue reading →

Watford FC's New Sensory Room

Watford FC and Experia have opened a state-of-the-art sensory room, kicking off a new partnership that will see dedicated sensory areas installed at every Premier League football club in the country.   Continue reading →

What is Aspergers Syndrome?

Aspergers Syndrome is a lifelong developmental disability like other conditions on the autism spectrum. It affects the way people interact with others around them, and how they perceive the world around them. Autism and Aspergers are more common in the UK than people realise with around 700,000 people living with Autism. Continue reading →

What is a Bubble Tube?

Bubble tubes are a key piece of sensory equipment that play a vital role in sensory development and feature in a wide number of sensory rooms or environments. Bubble tubes create constantly moving colour changing bubbles which can both sooth ad catch the eye. We have a range of controllers – these are our iRiS Talkers. Continue reading →

What Is The Experia Sensory Bus?

Experia are market leaders when it comes to sensory solutions and sensory environments, and one of the innovative ways we have tried to make this accessible, is with our specially designed sensory bus. This is a way in which we have been able to spread the benefits of an immersive sensory environment by taking it out on the road and visiting various different locations. Continue reading →

What Is Dementia?

Dementia, is a condition that involves a person losing their cognitive abilities. However this is not the same as the normal levels of cognitive deterioration that are a part of the aging process. Sometimes dementia can have a progressive effect due to disease or damage; however it can also stay the same if the sufferer has had an injury to their brain. Continue reading →

This month we are celebrating differences as we petition for awareness for autism. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 68 children (1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls) will be born each year having the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Continue reading →

Example of a calming sensory room

Planning  A Sensory Room

It’s like a sensory massage. Ahhhhh. Step into a sensory room, or otherwise known as a multisensory environment, and witness the profound effect on an individual in need. Soothing, calming, organizing and orienting are just a few benefits of time well spent in one of these special places. Continue reading →

It’s all a bit confusing when it comes to sensory differences or sensory processing disorder. Unless you’re an occupational therapist, you might find yourself scratching your head when you hear terms like sensory seeker, sensory avoider or sensory under responder. In general the terms are interchanged quite a bit, but sensory integration disorder can be summed up as a sensory processing challenge. Our five senses: taste, touch, sound, sight and smell as well as our sense of body awareness and our sense of motion work to help us understand our environment. For some individuals (aka neuro typical individuals) that process is quite efficient. And for others, well, not so efficient.
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