Autism Awareness Month - Special Needs Autistic Child Care in Howard County
Weighted blankets, rocking chairs, and a big soft bag to hit at full speed
The industry found a market for special needs furniture, in this case for kids showing autistic behavior. It’s still not clear if different furniture really improves the child’s condition, but a unique study by Fast and Company shows that sensory sensitivities occur when kids need a certain amount of stimulus–but also not too much stimulus–just to feel right in their skin. When they don’t, it can lead to anything from a loss of attention to complete meltdowns. Some kids have tested as being on the autism spectrum. Others may always be scratching at their clothing tags, or just can’t seem to sit still.Now, Target is releasing a new collection–as part of Pillowfort, the company’s line of whimsical kids furniture–designed specifically for those kids. Available online now with prices that range from $20 to $100, the approximately 20-item collection includes the sorts of adorable items you’d expect in Pillowfort, like a pineapple rug or an indoor tent built to hold a desk. But with muted hues, soft-yet-tangible textures, and plenty of items meant to move or even be tackled, it’s designed specifically to accommodate the senses: To offer safety and reassurance, but also respond to the needs of more stimulation on demand.
Pillowfort’s new desk chair is built to rock, allowing a child to fidget while working. A foam crash pad can take the abuse of a child ramming it at full speed again and again. A weighted blanket and “cocoon” chair provide the sensation of being hugged. This stuff may sound like new age nonsense, but children on the autism spectrum have been shown to focus and socialize better in classrooms when seated on a bouncy balance ball rather than a chair.
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Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/90328333/targets-newest-furniture-is-for-kids-with-sensory-sensitivity
Helping Children with Disabilities and Unique Care Requirements
Our goal as care professionals is to ensure that children with disabilities and special needs are receiving the care they need and the support they deserve. Our services include, but are not limited to:
- Bath visits
- Dressing
- Grooming
- Oral and personal hygiene
- Toileting
- Reporting conditions
- Changes to supervisory RN and/or Physician
BrightStar Care can also provide pediatric nursing care for more advanced medical needs as well as administer a wide range of therapies such as speech-, physical-, and autism therapy.
BrightStar Care of Howard County provides special needs care for children in Howard County To schedule an in-home consultation with our Registered Nurse Director of Nursing, contact BrightStar Care of Howard County at (410) 910-9425.
Source: https://www.brightstarcare.com/howard-county/home-care/child-care-services