Mim Ochsenbein – Autism, ADHD and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Cutting-Edge Sensory Strategies for Mental Health Treatment

Outline

Sensory Processing and ASD

• Self-Stimulation as Sensory Seeking/Avoiding Behaviors
• Triggers that Interfere with Engagement and Communication
• Experiential Exercise, Case Examples

Sensory Processing and ADHD

• How Sound Impacts Inattention
• Link Touch to Hyperactivity
• Recognize Sensory-Based Anxiety in ADHD
• Direct Connection between Sensory Processing, Executive Functioning & ADHD

Sensory Processing and Anxiety

• Does Anxiety Cause Sensitivity or Does Sensitivity Cause Anxiety?
• Triggers that lead to Social Avoidance Behaviors

Sensory Strategies to Improve Overall Function

• Recognize Your Own Sensory Profile
• Use Yourself as a Regulator for the Over-Aroused Client with ASD, ADHD and Anxiety
• Sensory-Based Tips to Improve Your Engagement With a Child with ASD

Environmental Strategies

• Decrease Environmental Sensory Triggers
• Tools to Increase Self-Regulation, Organization and Communication

Task Interventions for Success

• Organizational Systems
• Time Tools – What to Use, What to Avoid
• Steps to Simplify Tasks and Reduce Stress Responses

Organize and Regulate Activities

• The Sensory Rules: Key Inputs for Optimal Results
• Collaborative Planning
• Organize Circuits to Prevent Regulation Short Circuits
• Rhythmicity to Facilitate Engagement and Communication
• Cognitive/Behavioral Strategies for Accurate Self-Identification and Alteration of Arousal State

Experiential Learning: Role-Play, Case Studies, Video Examples, Demonstration and Collaboration

• Experience Sensory Processing From a Client’s Perspective
• Explore Various Sensory Tools to Use in Your Practice
• Role-Play to Practice Strategy Implementation
• Case Studies to Demonstrate Specific Interventions for ASD, ADHD & Anxiety
• Develop Strategy Implementation Plans