True or False
Sensory input can be either calming, alerting, or both.
This type of alerting food can help you focus and gives you minty fresh breath.
Gum
Name three sounds that can be alerting.
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This type of breakfast food is savory, soft, and warm. It is sometimes served for breakfast at Gateways Hospital.
Waffles or Pancakes.
The smell of pine may remind people of what Holiday?
Christmas
Sensory strategies can be used anywhere in any type of environment.
TRUE
This alerting food is spicy, crunchy, the color of a firetruck, and can be lime flavored.
Hot Cheetos or Takis
This is a loud sound given off by nature. It can be alarming to a lot of people and is often extremely loud when there are bad weather conditions.
Thunder
This type of touch can be calming for some people and is often used to greet friends and family.
a Hug
These food groups are good for your vision.
Fruits and Vegetables
If you feel uncomfortable or painful while using a sensory strategy, that means it's working.
FALSE
This type of food is calming. It is soft and babies can eat it too!
Oatmeal or Applesauce
A type of alerting input for our vestibular system. When we experience this object, we might feel butterflies in our stomachs. It can be found at amusement parks.
Rollercoaster
Listening to these types of sounds can be calming and are usually found outdoors.
Nature sounds
This is the vitamin found in oranges and grapefruits that helps keep our immune system and our eyes strong.
Vitamin C
Sensory input can ONLY be taken in from the environment.
FALSE
This type of fruit can be either calming or alerting and is furry on the outside.
Kiwis
This is a type of proprioceptive input. It's alerting and it can be fun for a lot of people when it's done to music.
Dancing
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Some people use this object during school or when they need to remain focused on something. It helps people concentrate and can help some people with controlling their ADHD.
Fidget toy.
Proprioception is our sense of movement and balance and involves crystals in the inner ear.
FALSE! It's the VESTIBULAR system
This type of calming fruit is a popular summertime snack and can grow with seeds or without.
Watermelon
Name two sounds that is alerting that occurs at Gateways Hospital.
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A proprioceptive activity that can be calming and is usually practiced by slow movements that you sometimes hold in place. You also focus on your breathing during this activity.
Yoga
Some people listen to this to relax when feeling anxious or as a daily practice (not music). They can access it through Youtube, Spotify, Apple Music, etc. It is usually a script that helps you calm down. Music may be involved, but it is usually very quiet and calming. It may tell you to do deep breathing.
Guided Meditation