Category: Sensory and Meltdown Rooms

Adult Autism, Adults, Anxiety, ASD, Asperger's, Autism, Calming, Family, Meltdowns, Nervous System Maintenance, Overstimulation, Panic, Self Care, Sensory, Uncategorized

Five Simple Tips on Reducing Holiday Meltdowns for Autistics

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When choosing holiday decorations stay away from stimulating colors such as reds, oranges, and yellows. When everything else in the world is stimulating and overwhelming you will want to be able to go home to a sensory-friendly safe zone. Blues, deep purples, creams, greys, dusty pinks, and other soothing colors are good choices to help [...]

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Sensory and/or Meltdown Room for Adults: Part 2: Disability Accommodation/Modification Requests

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I apologize for taking so long to get this second part out about the Sensory rooms! I have been valiantly battling a horrid Kidney Infection. Illness can have a greater effect on Autistic's because the sensory stimulation from pain, fever, etc. and it can overwhelm the system and make them less like themselves than if, [...]

Adult Autism, Adults, Anxiety, ASD, Asperger's, Autism, Calming, Meltdowns, Nervous System Maintenance, Neurological Events, Overstimulation, Panic, Self Care, Sensory, Sensory and Meltdown Rooms, Uncategorized

Sensory and/or Meltdown Room for Adults: Part 1: Color Choice

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A sample of calming colors we have found at local home improvement stores. When creating a Sensory/Meltdown Room for an Adult it may come as a surprise but the first consideration you should make is color choice. During a Sensory Session you don’t want the colors in your room to irritate anxiety or set off [...]