01/12/2025
The long and exciting lead up to Christmas can become overwhelming for neurodivergent children and adults alike.
There are so many distractions and changes from the usual routine: new people, house visitors, noise, different smells, changes to room layouts, more fluid bedtime routines, new foods……not to mention the expectations for presents, fraught parents, all sorts of differences to the school day, performances in front of audiences…..
Often, the weather will prevent outdoor activities too, so children aren’t able to get the all-important fresh air and movement that helps to regulate their emotions- proprioception.
Help is at hand though from Integrated Learning Strategies!
Heavy work activities provide proprioceptive input through muscles and joints, and are a powerful support for organising input in terms of self regulation.
They include:
⭐️Pullung
⭐️Pushing
⭐️Lifting
⭐️Jumping
⭐️Chewing
They can be done almost anywhere, at almost any time!
Give heavy work a go with your child this festive season. You might find them really helpful too!
