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What is a
Sensory Diet?
Each individual requires a
certain amount and type of activity and sensation to be at their most alert,
adaptable, and skillful (optimal level of alertness).
Activities provide certain
types of sensory input that can have an alerting or arousing effect on the
nervous system or, an inhibitory or calming effect on the nervous system.
A sensory diet involves the
provision of specific sensory-based activities, on a regular basis, designed to
promote an optimal level of arousal.
Providing carefully selected
and timed sensory-based activities can help one to feel calm, alert, and
organized (an optimal state of arousal) throughout the day.
Activities that include deep
touch pressure, vestibular and/or proprioceptive input have the most pervasive
effect on the nervous system and behavior. This type of sensory-based activity
can calm, organize and alert the nervous system.
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