Today's Blog topic

Proprioception is awareness of body movements in space. When an individual has higher sensory needs, interact with their environment differently and have difficulty with their proprioception.

Hypersensitivity: Children who have difficulties with processing proprioceptive information and are hypersensitive are classed as 'sensory seeking'.
Hyposensitive proprioception – Hyposensitive kids may stand too close to other people, seeming unaware of personal space.
Activities

CHAIR BASED EXERCISES
Hand pushes
Hand pulls
Head compressions
Chair push ups
Theraband on chair
Squeezing a stress ball
CLASSROOM BASED EXERCISES
Wall pushes
Push ups
Lifting weights e.g. tins, books, dumbells
Jogging on the spot
Star jumps
Bouncing on therapy/exercise ball
OTHER EXERCISES
Climbing wall bars/ropes in PE Hall
Throwing/catching weighted ball
Crawling obstacle course
Wheelbarrow walks
Gymnastics- handstands, cartwheels, using gym equipment
Jumping e.g. hop scotch
Tug of war
Bouncing on space hopper
Lying on stomach over exercise ball and weightbearing through arms
Weighted jacket/vest
Weighted blanket
Weighted lap pad
Weighted belt
Back pack with heavy book (or equivalent)
Beanbags in coat pocket
Weighted animals
Weighted cap

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