Sensory Diet at Home

A “sensory diet”  is a carefully designed, personalized activity plan that provides the sensory input a person needs to stay focused and organized throughout the day. Just as Eoin needs food throughout the course of the day (and boy can he eat!), he needs sensory input, and opportunities for getting away from stimulation, spread out over the whole day to help him stay focused and calm.
Eoin's 'obstacle course' in our garage consists of swinging and spinning (though the spinning has been  less popular),  jumping on a mini trampoline, time on the wobble board and rolling backwards and forwards on his tummy using an exercise ball to get deep pressure in his core.
We will often follow that with some quiet time in his 'sensory cave' (his wardrobe with tons of cushions and lights), often focusing on something like 'Where's Waldo' or completing a couple of mazes. Blowing bubbles indoor or outdoor is another great calming activity.
Eoin completes this routine every morning before school and often will do it again in the late afternoon.
Other activities that really help Eoin are swimming, using his 'spinny' 360 bike, sports in general and a weighted blanket at night.