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Sensory Processing Sensory Diet Toys & Tools
Jeanette Loftus
Sometimes it can be very overwhelming as a parent who has a child with Sensory Processing Disorder especially when you're trying to find the right sensory toys and tools.
There's so many products out there today and several stores that it can get confusing where to buy sensory diet tools and equipment. Using sensory tools and toys can be so helpful for children who have sensory processing disorder.
Sensory Processing Disorder Sensory Diet Toys & Tools. Finding the right sensory tools for your child can be overwhelming and confusing.
Sensory tools are an important part of therapy when helping children with sensory differences. These sensory tools provide sensory input that children need to regulate their responses to sensory input and improve their sensory processing. Sensory toys and tools can help children with their fine motor and gross motor skills and with sensory regulation.
Sensory toys and tools can be used at home or at therapy. Having sensory tools accessible for children will make it easier for them to receive the sensory input they need throughout the day. Children with sensory processing disorder can experience a lot of different sensory difficulties and they will require different sensory toys based on their sensory needs.
Some children will be hypersensitive which means that they are easily overwhelmed by the sensory input around them in their environment but other children will be hyposensitive which means that they seek out more sensory input.
There are several sensory stores that sell sensory tools and toys that are designed for children who struggle with sensory processing disorder. These stores have a lot of sensory products to choose from and their staff are knowledgably about sensory processing disorder and what sensory tools your child may need for their sensory needs.
There are many sensory stores that sell online who offer a wide variety of sensory tools and toys. You can browse through their products from the comfort of your own home and have the products conveniently delivered right to your doorstep. Which is great when you have a child who is overwhelmed by shopping or too anxious to go shopping in stores.
Your child’s therapist or pediatrician will have many different sensory tool recommendations for specific sensory tools that they have found to be effective and may be best for your child's sensory needs and their sensory diet.
There are also many DIY sensory tool ideas available online. These can be a fun way to create sensory tools with your child and cost a lot less too. Ask your child's occupational therapist for some ideas.
Some of these businesses are run by parents of children who also have sensory differences, while others are started by occupational therapists or special educators.
These businesses offer a lot of different sensory products like fidgets, compression clothing and sensory bins too. They are sensory tools and toys are designed to help children with sensory challenges.
Munchables Chewelry: For Kids Who Chew
Munchables sensory chew necklaces are recognized by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists for their ability to divert chewing.
Our chewelry is the top selling brand of chewable jewelry because of its exceptional quality, durability and attractiveness.
Try our chews risk free - satisfaction is guaranteed. Diverts chewing from fingers, clothing, hair, and other items.
Recommended by OTs for children who tend to chew on items when seeking increased oral sensory input. Helps children to filter out excess stimulus in their environments and divert extra energy which can result in improved behavior and attention. Supports children with ADHD, anxiety, autism and sensory processing disorder.
Introducing CozyPhones 3.0Toddler Headphones Wireless Kids Headband Comfortably Connect Anywhere: Wired & Wireless-in-One - Includes both wired and wireless version together in one. The wired adapter allows you to use CozyPhones in any situation, even when Bluetooth is not available or the battery is not charged. Perfect headphones for travel, airplane or car.
Safe Hearing Protection: The headphones headband is soft and washable, and the thin speakers are limited to 90 dB to protect little ears. The auxiliary cable comes with 3.5mm plug and in-line controls for volume and audio control functions, and built-in microphone, providing a user-friendly experience for kids and toddlers.
Weight and Compression sensory input provide deep pressure which helps calm the central nervous system. These are non-invasive, safe, and helpful strategies to assist with improving your child's activity level, attention, anxiety, sleep, and daily performance.
Sensory Friendly Clothing
Due to difficulty processing sensory information, Children may have difficulty succeeding in school, home, and in social situations. Kozie’s sensory products can help your child calm, attend, and focus, and therefore experience more success across their daily activities.
Hey! I'm Kelly, the Owner and Creator of Comfort on the Spectrum, where all of our products are crafted with love and care for comfort lovers!
We take the body's senses into careful consideration by using the softest bamboo fabric, flat seam stitching, and avoiding all the annoying things like tags, buttons, zips, and plastic graphics. This makes our products perfect for everyone, including those who experience discomfort from clothing due to sensitivities from Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, or Sensitive Skin.
Our brand prides itself on being inclusive, and our mission is to make dressing a comfortable and enjoyable experience while looking amazing all at the same time!
Monthly kid’s subscription box of sensory toys curated by a children’s therapist. Our sensory box is packed with unique toys for therapeutic play, calming, regulation. Develop sensory skills the fun way! Beautifully curated by a former teacher and therapist, our specialty toy boxes provide a magical "learning through play" experience for both child and family alike. These carefully chosen sensory tools, fidgets and skill-building toys bring a sense of calm, focus and positive therapeutic aid to your child’s therapy or playtime sessions.
SAVOIZ is a Canadian family run company. Family is at it's core in everything that we create. We provide solutions for families to help their kids regulate, gain confidence and thrive. It's more than products we create experiences that create positive lasting effects in development.
Our product line ranges from sensory swings, compression sheets and weighted blankets.
SAVOIZ was established in 2020 when Adriana the founder was laid off from her job. The inspiration and desire was always there but there was never the time to pursue this before so we can say that everything has a silver lining.
Make getting dressed fun again!Clothing for little girls who can’t stand clothing!Sensory processing disorder clothing, sensitive kids, soft clothing…
call it whatever you want....but end the morning tears!After years of not being able to find comfortable soft clothes that Mazi could wear, we set out to create our own.
End the tears when getting dressed, and look cute at the same time!
Forbrain is a revolutionary brain training device that empowers everyone to harness their voice to boost their brain. Forbrain maximizes abilities in speech, attention, and memory with a sensory workout. Harness your voice and experience real improvements at school, therapy, or work.
Forbrain modulates the voice to make it sound clearer and stimulates the brain, thus retraining your abilities. Using the device is easy and intuitive: simply wear the headphones, switch them on, and speak for a few minutes every day to boost your brain. You'll soon grow your abilities in communication, concentration, and learning.
The headset helps individuals with sensory processing difficulties, speech and language delays, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, Auditory Processing Disorder and more.
Smush Co. is on a mission to inspire confidence & joy in growing kids & adults.
We are a neuroinclusive shop dedicated to providing beautifully designed, functional and fashionable wellness accessories for those seeking thoughtful sensory support, relief & play!
Smush Co. are a 2-in-1 hair & sensory accessory lovingly made to provide discrete sensory companionship at home or on the go with unmatched hold & lift for your hair. Pinch, smoosh, fidget & squeeze to your heart's content. Smush Co. are designed with your wellness in mind providing an easy go-to for self-soothing and sensory processing. We strive to curate luscious and soothing textures, colors, and patterns that deliver a sensory experience with just the right squish and give for tingle-worthy feels.
Smush Co. offer all the benefits of your regular scrunchie or hair tie and more! Our patent-pending squishy interior delivers an unexpected added lift & support keeping your hair way up and out of your way effortlessly.
WunderUndies are the newest brand of children's underwear ideal for sensory sensitive kids! They are made of an incredibly soft and stretchy blend of bamboo and cotton fabric, are elastic free, tag free, gender neutral, and have super fun prints! They come in both brief and boxer brief styles in sizes 2T-12.
Does your kid come home and immediately strip down to their underwear? Or … maybe they never put clothes on in the first place? If they insist, best that they be in some super soft, super cute, super durable underwear with a super fit that cover everything you want them to. Maybe you’ve got a kid who just isn’t comfortable in the cheap big name brands and fidgets in their underwear all day long. WunderUndies is fidget free. No itchy elastic anywhere and made with super soft and stretchy bamboo and cotton fabric.
Parker & Talia is a clothing brand committed to creating clothing that is inclusive for all children. Founded by Valerie Bernal, who has children with sensory sensitivities, the brand is designed to address the challenges that come with finding comfortable clothing for children with sensory challenges.
Parker & Talia uses eco-friendly bamboo-based fabric that is soft and hypoallergenic, making it an ideal choice for children's clothing for children with sensory sensitivities. This brand aims to empower children and their families by providing clothing options that work for them, specific to their individual needs.
Books by Lizzy, a series curated by passionate speech pathologists dedicated to empowering individuals with sensory and communication needs.Our "Living In The Land of Sensory" series offers effective, immediate strategies for both kids and adults, teaching calming techniques and emphasizing the power of sensory-communication pairing.
Crafted by speech pathologists, these books use high-frequency words to build sensory vocabulary while portraying relatable characters facing sensory challenges, including those with autism and children using AAC devices like in "Hawkins The Hedgehog Needs Head Squeezes" and "Morgan The Monkey Needs To Swing." These books equip children with techniques they can apply independently, fostering inclusivity by depicting diverse characters and the tools they use.
We are a small, friendly and playful company with the wonderful task of producing a unique and amazing product to delight, inspire and entertain children, while bringing peace, quiet and joy to parents and grandparents!
And, we have been doing this, now, for over thirty years! Wikki Stix One-of-a-Kind Creatables are the award winning original waxed yarn creativity toy — made in the USA!
Not only are Wikki Stix a wonderful creative activity toy…they are also a “Really Cool Tool for Teaching School.” So, if you’re a teacher, you may have seen us at your national conference, as we are there every year with new and innovative ways Wikki Stix can be helpful in your classroom.
When your child won’t wear socks and the long screaming fits that follow start to get old, FLAT SOCKS Kids are a tantrum-free solution to keeping kids’ socks on their feet.
They don’t slip around or fall off and the moisture wicking material pulls sweat away for always fresh, never stinky feet. Plus, the layer of soft, cushy foam provides comfortable padding that regular socks don’t.
With FLAT SOCKS Kids, your child will love the cool designs and comfy fit while you’ll love the hassle-free experience! The perfect non-slip, no-show sock for kids, FLAT SOCKS Kids have a slim profile that fits easily into children’s and toddler’s shoes. And the best part? You can toss them in the washer and dryer, just like socks.
Bleuet offers apparel designed for growing tween and teen girls, giving them confidence in their bodies and the freedom to do what they love. Designed by a mom of a daughter who is sensory sensitive, Bleuet apparel is itch-free, tag-free and made with minimal seams for comfort in ultra-soft performance, moisture-wicking fabric.
The company's mission is to help girls feel more comfortable and confident as they grow; to support parents in raising kind, confident daughters; and to give to girls in need as well as investing in young female tween and teen entrepreneurs.
Therapy Shoppe is a charming little occupational therapist-operated specialty shop that features innovative sensory products, fidget tools, therapy toys, oral motor chewies, wiggle seats, handwriting specialties, weighted and deep pressure specialties, and other hard-to-find sensorimotor favorites for families, therapists, teachers, and special needs kids.
Voted the #1 "Favorite Vendor for Pediatric Therapy Products" – this friendly one-stop-shop is well-known for their very personal customer service, quality products, great prices, fast shipping, and fun little bright pink catalog!
Bumblito was started as a sister company to our organic cloth diapering brand, Smart Bottoms. Our goal is to provide USA-made products that are affordable, sustainable, and high-quality.
Our signature fabric is made of a polyester blend that is silky soft, super stretchy, and temperature controlling. While it feels much like bamboo, it is 10X more durable, no holes after just a few washes!
Because we use eco-conscious, sublimation printing our vibrant prints won't fade. Our stretchy fabric and grow-with-me designs allow families to get years of wear out of a single piece of clothing, no more sizing up every 3 months.
Most of our apparel utilizes the natural stretch of the fabric and it's ability to retain it's shape and elasticity rather using elastic, making it great for kids with sensory sensitivities.
Sense-ational You is an inclusive clothing brand specifically designed to meet the needs of autistic children and children with Sensory Processing Disorder.
Our mission is to make fashion inclusive of all children and to celebrate the unique beauty every child has to offer. We do this through sensory-friendly and fine motor friendly clothing that all kids can enjoy but make clothing accessible to those with sensory needs. We also offer clothing with added hidden functionality from sound reduction to compression.
Our Star Essence sensory goods are designed to help teachers and parents create an environment where children can quickly and naturally take care of their sensory needs.
The Star Essence sensory goods come in four different essential oil blends Awesome Blend, Energy Blend, Focus Blend, and Relax Blend. SAFE, NON TOXIC RAW MATERIALS
We have carefully researched the raw materials used in our products to ensure we are providing safe, non-toxic, all natural sensory tools that children will enjoy while helping to self-regulate throughout the day.
Each product uses the power of aromatherapy and pure essential oils that are a powerful and quick way to affect memory, hormones and emotions.
DreamGYM brings the fun of the outdoors into your home. Our product line includes a variety of doorway gyms and sensory swings that allow children to self-regulate and have fun in the comforts of their own homes.
Children will have a blast climbing ladders, swinging on trapeze bars, doing flips on gym rings or relaxing in sensory hammocks. Parents love the ability our swings have to calm down overwhelmed youngsters on the verge of a meltdown.
DreamGYM's unique design installs right into your doorway and ready for play in minutes.
DreamGYM is a family-owned business founded in 2007 in Canada. Our mission is to keep families regulated and in motion.
Have you heard of the Sensory Calming Wands (handheld vibrations) for kids? They are helping parents/children w/transitions, re-regulation, and just times when caregiver needs a break but sensory input is needed. Age 3-6ish is ideal.
Sensory Regulation Toy
Proprioceptive, tactile and vestibular sensory input
SmartKnitKIDS® patented seamless products are perfect for children experiencing sensory processing differences, hypersensitivity or who simply can’t stand annoying seams! Our super soft socks, undies, compresso-ts and bralettes for sensitive skin will not wrinkle or bunch and are proven to reduce irritation. ShopThuasne is your source for information on your sensory kids’ needs. While at ShopThuasne, you can read our educational blogs to learn tips and advice on helping your children navigate their sensory challenges, explore how our products can provide solutions to challenges your children may face, and shop our collection of high-quality kids products.
Does your child: Have Sensitive Skin?They hate the feel of scratchy fabrics and tight elastic.Refuse to Put on Clothing?You’d do anything to put an end to the dress-time tantrums.Quality Clothing Your Child DeservesSofter. Comfier. Greener.Soft Premium MaterialsWe source the highest quality materials, from organic cotton and performance fabrics to plush elastics and eco-friendly dyes.Made to LastWhether it’s playground shenanigans or multiple machine washes, our clothes retain shape and color through it all.Free US Shipping & ReturnsAs parents, we know shopping for kids isn’t exactly easy. That’s why we cover your shipping and returns—so your experience is risk-free.
With over 20 years of extensive clothing manufacturing, design, export and marketing background, Jett’s mother decided to provide a solution to help Jett and other families throughout the world. JettProof was born!Customers purchase JettProof clothing and undergarments for individual's living with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, ADD, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Rett Syndrome and Anxiety.JettProof undergarments are made from Calmtex, a lightweight, breathable, high quality sensory fabric which was designed for sensory care.JettProof can be worn comfortably under clothing all year round. JettProof undergarments enable children to wear their favourite clothing (or school uniform) and benefit from this unique calming undergarment.
My son, Chris, told me he wanted to study music at college. I thought "Why do people fail at doing things they love?" Maybe they don't understand the business around it. Together, we realized how many people are actually uncomfortable in their clothing. So, we started to design for the texture sensitive (flat seams, no tags, no-cling fabrics) to ensure everyone is comfortable. During this journey, we have seen how hard the textile industry is on the environment. Clothing/textile manufacturing is the second largest global polluter behind oil. As a result, our fabrics contain recycled post consumer content, as well as highly sustainable threads made from saw dust and corn waste.
CalmCare is proud to manufacture and supply high-quality, sensory-style compression garments which are fast gaining a reputation for helping to calm the sensory system of Autistic children and adults.Our products can also greatly benefit people who have ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, PTSD and Anxiety.Developed by a caring parent of an Autistic child, CalmCare has vastly improved the day to day lives of this family, and thousands more.After a frustrating and exhausting search could not produce a sensory garment that was suitable for special needs children, one that would enable them to self-regulate and could be worn discreetly all day, every day….CalmCare was born!
"Gummy Chic is a woman-owned, family operated small business that was founded in 2014. We offer a variety of fun, safety tested, and unique sensory chews for kids of all ages as well as baby and family essentials.
We are proud to have our products in several brick and mortar stores all over the US, Canada, and Europe.
Soundsory's program consists of specially-designed music processed through neuro-acoustic modifications combined with a series of movement-based exercises. Soundsory utilizes specific auditory inputs to stimulate multiple parts of the brain through music and movement, thereby integrating and improving motor, emotional and cognitive skills. The main purpose of Soundsory is to establish strong cognitive foundations, from the fundamentals of sensory integration to more complex cognitive functions. It is based on a concept known as neuroplasticity, i.e. the brain can change itself and create new connections through specific and repeated stimulation. It is a 40 day program with 30 minutes of simulataneous rhythmic music listening and body movement exercises.
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DISCLAIMER: I have learned a lot over the years but I am still learning. Always do your own research and exercise sound judgment. I am not an occupational therapist or a physician. I am an adult who has sensory processing disorder, a sensory parent and a Grandma. The information on this website is not medical advice and does not replace the information that your child's therapists or medical professionals give you. These are just ideas that I have learned myself over the years of being a parent and an adult living with SPD. If you are concerned for your child, please always seek medical attention through a family doctor, pediatrician or therapist. This website is for awareness and support purposes only. Each child is different and what works for one child may not for another because all children have different sensory needs. Please always consult with a professional.
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