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All you need to know about The Vestibular Sense.

Updated: Jul 5, 2021



Here at Super Calm Sensory Products our aim is to educate parents, carers, teachers and children on neurodiversity and the impact it can have on the person caring for the child with a neurodiverse difference. We aim to increase understanding on what is happening in the body of a neurologically different person resulting in greater empathy in understanding certain behaviours. By developing sensory diets and activities aimed towards their specific sensory needs the child should reach optimum levels of arousal to allow them to be present during school and home life.

Someone who has neurologically diverse differences may react differently to others around sensory stimuli and other environmental factors. The overall goal is to promote understanding and increase empathy resulting in a more harmonious environment for all.

Understanding the eight senses and how the may present in neurologically diverse children is a key aspect in furthering your understanding of sensory processsing disorders. Children may present adverse reactions to certain stimuli and by reading our eight blogs you may be better able to identify what senses they are seeking and avoiding.



The Vestibular sense is a hidden sense. It is not one of the usual senses people talk about when they think of the ''five'' senses. It is one of the three commonly forgotten senses; Vestibular, Proprioceptive and Interoceptive. It relates to balance and muscle tone.

This sense gives instructions from the inner ear. It tells us where the head and body are in space and in relation to the earth's surface. It allows us to feel grounded and calm. This sense helps to detect changes in regard to gravity. It is known as the internal GPS system, it directs the body like a sat-nav.


Super Calm creates a pathway to build resilience to these stimuli for neurologically diverse children. By understanding your child's sensory needs you may enable them to reach their full potential in an educational setting, increasing emotional-regulation and self soothing.


Please follow the links below in order to see our full range of blogs explaining the senses.











 

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