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The sensory experience of individuals with autism based on first hand accounts.
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Spinning Ball Top - Accessible To Almost All Kinds Of Special Needs
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Cause and effect is an important concept. It let's kids understand that they have the power to affect their world. This is an ideal toy with which to learn cause and effect. Accessible even to a baby or to a child with very solid fine motor delay. The strong sight and sound effect means a blind OR deaf child can also enjoy this toy. Encourage children to try pushing with both hands and any other parts of the body that they are developing control over. The top can be glued to a board if necessary to keep it on a tray. (then the board can be strapped on)
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Try this with kids with cerebral palsy or Hypotonia. Having trouble developing good head, neck, and back control? Try lying your child face down on the ball, holding their hips, and encouraging them to lift their face while the ball is rolled forward.