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Hi- for those of you that have kids on a sensory diet now, or were doing one at one point, can you provide the details of their diet and when its used? Is it successful in reducing hyperactivity and/or stimming?  Thanks!Hi Tnky12, these are all posts from another forum that I visit that have great sensory ideas, the first one in particular has a TON of great suggestions:

http://www.autismweb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6728
http://www.autismweb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6794
http://www.autismweb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6727

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A group of special needs parents and I are working with our local elementary school to build a sensory room (done) and a sensory yard (planning  and fund raising stages).

What I've learned is that a sensory diet is a totally individualized activity plan that will be different for every person.  We're building our yard with various types of equipment that will do quite separate functions as far as sensory stimulation.

Here's a nice link that has a sample sensory diet for little bitties, older kids, and adults.  Caution! The adult one may encourage you to mow the lawn or rake. 

http://www.sensorysmarts.com/diet.html

 

WOw this is great thanks for posting I use sensory diets for my students all the time.  I start by observing their regular daily behaviors to determine what type (proprioceptive or vestibular) of sensory input they are regularly seeking.

If a child has heavy duty vestibular needs (spinning, swinging) I add those activities into the diet.  If I don't see much of that, I don't add spinning or swinging to the diet.

If I see proprioceptive activities (climbing, running, lifting, throwing, pushing, hitting, biting) then I make sure the diet is a series of proprioceptive activities performed at least once an hour.  Proprioceptive activities (those that provide pressure to the joints in the body) have the effect of regulating the sensory system (alerting OR calming) whichever way needed by the body at that time.

In other words, if you use a good set of proprioceptive activites on a regular basis, they will benefit almost any sensory needs by helping to regulate the sensory system.
Bump for the parent who just started a post about sensory diets.
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