Sound Therapy

We’ve all got our party hats on here at the office, and if you live in or around Herefordshire you might just have reason to celebrate too!
We are proud to announce today that the formation of the first – of what we hope will be many new Music Gyms – is now under way.

The Seven Senses of a Multi Sensory Environment
Of all the searches that lead readers to our site, one of the most popular is the phrase ‘Multi Sensory Room Ideas’. We think of ourselves as creating interactive environments rather than sensory rooms as such but it’s interesting to consider where we fit in this rich tradition.
In this [...]

Using switches to control computer programs
We’ve received a few requests for slightly simplified tutorials on the blog, so I hope the following beginners guide to Switch Activities for Special Needs will be of use to our readers.

A look at Temple Grandins Squeeze Machine

What is a hugging machine?

A hug machine, sometimes known as a ’squeeze box’ or ‘hugging machine’ is a device intended to treat certain symptoms of autism, provide a calming affect and aid its user in tolerating touch. A hug machine is composed of two padded hinged sideboards, forming a [...]

Switch Activities for Special Needs
 

Switches are such a simple technology that it’s easy to overlook them in the era of super-computers and flying cars, but they’re a technology which almost anyone can make use of to empower individuals with special needs, allowing them to bring about change by themselves.
In this article I’m going describe, step [...]

An Autism Friendly Family Screening
It is estimated around 1 in 100 children between the ages of five and nine have autistic spectrum disorders, but recent research from Cambridge University suggests the figure is actually closer to 1 in 64, meaning (by my less than rigorous mathematical reckoning) there are around 781,250 children affected by the [...]

The Birth of Sound Therapy
Autism can present many challenges for children, their parents, teachers and carers. No approach offers a magical cure: however recent advances in movement sensor technology and in the development of   therapies that make use of them may help open a door, offering what may well be the users’ first experience of [...]

 
A Music Gym Review

There’s a whole world of therapeutic benefits a low requirement media player opens up especially in the setting of special needs schools and with the right assistive technology anyone can be in control, possibly for the first time in their lives.
For some individuals this could be a very big deal indeed…

On our endless hunt for assistive tech we believe we may have discovered the cheapest USB switch available in the UK today!
Ideal for oneswitch gaming and under £5, why not take a look?