Sensory Processing and Fragile X syndrome | webinar with Bev Kadish, 29 June 2023

Heightened and dysregulated sensory sensitivity is a very common for children and adults who have Fragile X syndrome, and can impact behaviours and daily living. In this webinar Bev Kadish discusses how the sensory processing disorders can affect individuals and strategies to help give the person who has Fragile X the best chance to feel calm, alert and organised as a result of appropriate sensory input.
Discussion of:
* Sensory processing and how it works
* Hyperarousal - the over-reaction to sensory input and can be triggered in Fragile X by a wide range of situations.
* Sensory Integration Therapy
* Use of sensory diets to help to minimise hyperarousal and anxiety, and create calm.
* Examples of proactive and responsive sensory diets
* The effectiveness of movement activities and deep pressure input.
* Techniques for maintaining regulation
Bev Kadish is an occupational therapist who has been working with children and adults with Fragile X syndrome for over 20 years, through her own practice (WriteStart) and with the Fragile X Alliance Clinic in Melbourne.
Bev is a regular presenter for Fragile X Association of Australia.
www.writestart.com.au
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