Helping children with learning disabilities. Making sense of multisensory environments.
Multisensory environments are specially designed to enable individuals with learning disabilities to enjoy a wide range of sensory experiences. The author, a lecturer in occupational therapy, outlines the history and features of multisensory environments. Using two case studies, he illustrates how they can be used in successful therapeutic interventions. The article reviews the function of multisensory environments for children with learning disabilities.
Hong
Chia Swee
CS
School of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, University of East Anglia, Norwich.
D002648:Child; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008884:Milieu Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D026421:Sensory Art Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom