Creative Therapies

Calming Strategies for Autism and Sensory Processing

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Overview: A course designed to empower those who love children with ASD and give them knowledge to make informed decisions regarding their care. Primary focus on improving function with a variety of techniques that are as individual as the people diagnosed with Autism, and Sensory Processing difficulties.

Course Objectives:
  • Identify general characteristics and types of Autism and sensory processing.
  • Explain the basic functions of the sensory systems and how it effects arousal and energy levels.
  • Identify what subtle and obvious types of stimulus can activate, hype, or calm a child.
  • Describe a variety of simple, home-made supports to help calm a child.
  • Identify current alternative trends and therapies about which parents are asking questions.
Education Level: Intermediate
Cost: $199 or $179 for a group of two or more
Instructor: Marti Smith, OTR/L
Contact: E-Mail or (512) 522-0762.

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A certificate for six participation hours will be awarded at the end of the workshop.
Learners will be required to complete a multiple choice evaluation at the end of each learning activity in order to receive CEU credit documentation.

Certificates will be sent to registered email at the conclusion of on-site workshops.. Participants can download documentation after a web based learning. Distance learning will receive documentation within two weeks of submission of evaluation.

Workshop Agenda
8:00-8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00
General overview of Autism.
10:00-10:30
General overview of how the sensory system
works and what can go wrong.
10:30-10:45
Break out course
10:45-12:00
Comparing types of stimulus.
What "hypes" a child up? What calms a child down?
12:00-1:00
Lunch on your own
1:00-1:30
Current medications and theories
1:30-2:15
Simple supports to help calm in the classroom, at home, and on vacation.
2:15-2:30
Break out session
2:30-4:00
Alternative therapies and Apps that help
Participants will earn a certificate for 6 contact hours with all information required by NBCOT.