Make me Wanna Jump!
Hippity Hoppity, Jump, Jump. Some kids just want to jump ALL the time. Some kids with sensory integration dysfunction feel the need to crash, jump, bounce, and fly. They absolutely love the vestibular motion and it helps them calm.
If your child is a thrill seeker, enjoys being upside down, can never sit still, and can not wind down then a sensory diet may need to be put into place.
A sensory diet provides the necessary combination of sensory input to ‘feed or nourish’ a child’s nervous system. When a child’s nervous system feels properly organized it is better able to achieve optimum attention to tasks and performance of activities. Some children’s nervous systems are wired so that they do not efficiently process sensory input and this can contribute to behavioral and emotional problems. A sensory diet can provide or modify sensory input to help meet the needs of these children. Many daily activities can provide sensory input, yet for some children, like children with ASD, they need an individualized sensory diet infused into their day.
Paula Aquilla (2004) says “That sensory diet can include:Activities scheduled at certain times during the day
Sensory input provided through daily routines or activities;
Sensory input created by the environment;
Sensory input offered through recreational or leisure activities; or
Sensory input from interactions with others.”
One of the best part of Little Pickel’s sensory diet is his trampoline. He has 2 types; Kidriffic Jump Start Trampoline that has been worth its cost ($49.00) in gold and a Jump-O-Lene, which he did not like as much.
Jump Start
Jump-O-Lene
In either case, I highly recommend doing research on products before buying them.
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