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Sensory Stimulation Sensory-Focused Activities for People with Physical and Multiple Disabilities

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ISBN-10: 1843104555

ISBN-13: 9781843104551

Edition: 2006

Authors: Susan Fowler, Susan Fowler

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We learn about the world constantly through our senses and by interacting with it. Children explore and play in different environments and in doing so they find out what burns them or hurts them, what can be eaten, which things smell nice and what different sounds signify. This process of exploration and learning continues throughout our lives. Because of physical, sensory or intellectual disabilities many people have not had the same opportunities to explore and interact with their environment. Sensory stimulation programs are designed to provide environments in which people with disabilities can have the opportunity to use their senses to learn about and interact more meaningfully with…    
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Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 11/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 8.25" wide x 11.75" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Susan Fowler has over thirty years' experience as a researcher, consultant, and coach in over thirty countries around the globe in the field of self leadership. She is the creator and lead developer of The Ken Blanchard Companies' Optimal Motivation product line as well as the creator and lead developer of Situational Self Leadership, the organization's best-of-class self leadership and personal empowerment program. She is the bestselling coauthor of three books with Ken Blanchard: Self Leadership and The One Minute Manager�, Leading at a Higher Level, and Empowerment. She is also the coauthor of Achieve Leadership Genius, The Team Leader's Idea-a-Day Guide, and Good Leaders, Good…    

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Theory
The Meaning of Sensory Stimulation
Theoretical Framework for Sensory-Focused Activities
Maximising Participation in Sensory-Focused Activities
Assessment and Evaluation
How to Structure Sensory-Focused Activities
Activity Ideas
Introduction to Part Two
Providing Sensory-Focused Activities and Maximising Participation
The Activities
List of Activities
Drinks
Apple and celery juice
Apple, pear and strawberry juice
Chilled chocolate
Coconut banana drink
Coffee
Fruitade
Fruit smoothie
Hot chocolate malt
Hot ginger
Hot lemon
Iced mocha
Kosciusko nightcap
Lemon nectar
Orange and lemon juice
Orange tea
Passionfruit and lemon juice
Peanut milk
Pink grapefruit juice
Punch
Raspberry fizz
Soy banana thick milkshake
Spicy hot chocolate
Spicy tomato
Food
Apricot and orange mousse
Avocado dip
Chocolate peppermint slice
Chocolate syllabub
Christmas tree shortbreads
Curry paste
Decorating a plain cake
Frozen apple
Fruit cheese roll
Fudge
Grapefruit sorbet
Hummus
Indian samosa filling
Lemon and passionfruit cream
Making lunch: crustless quiche
Pancakes
Rita's sponge finger cake
Small Christmas puddings
Strawberry and peach cobbler
Summer pudding
Sweet chilli sauce
Personal and household care
Bath salts
Beauty care/body awareness
Hand lotion
Having a bath or shower
Homemade face pack
Massage and aromatherapy
Peppermint face mask
Potpourri
Refreshing peppermint foot cream
Rich yoghurt and fruit exfoliating mask
Rum and egg shampoo additive
Scented drawer liners
Shoe cleaning
Soap balls
Strawberry almond facial scrub
Sweet violet hand cream
Wool mix
Art and craft
Bird cake
Bubblebrew (bubble-blowing liquid)
Christmas tree cards
Cinnamon clay ornaments
Cinnamon spice dough
Flowers and leaves collage
Fluorescent action painting
Foil painting/corrugated card
Glitter leisure dough
Glittery collage/glittery mobile
Herb vinegar
Icing sugar art
Music
Peanut butter dough
Papier mache
Rainsticks and shakers
Soapy paint
Warm cornflour finger paint
Wrapping paper
Yoghurt painting
Appendices
Engagement background questionnaire
Sensory assessment; Sensory assessment - additional information
Self-engagement behaviours; Self-engagement analysis
Interest chart
Engagement checklist
Likes and dislikes form
Personal communication dictionary form
Sensory assessment summary form
Example of a multisensory room recording form
Useful equipment for sensory activities
Equipment commonly found in multisensory rooms
Companies that supply multisensory equipment
The benefits of and the skills required to run sensory-focused activities
Precautions when using UV light
Glossary
References
Further reading