Author Kaite O’Reilly challenges normalcy with characters, the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Israel is a visually open design to gardens, and pottery wheel curlicues

“Instead of combusting, O’Reilly embarked on the D-monologues, which is made up of lots of conversations with disabled people. “I don’t take people’s stories, it feels too much like theft,” O’Reilly explains. “Instead I took people’s hopes, fears, thoughts, lived experiences, and used them to inform a fictional monologue. There are lots of different opinions: some people say ‘I’m not disabled, I don’t want to be called disabled’ because they may have a very different perspective from someone like me. […]

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A synesthete explores London’s sounds, R & R is for routines and reinforcement, and an artist’s comics about Autistic Innerspace displays sensory triggers

“I can’t be subtle with my reaction. I cover my face or hide away.” — Helen, Autistic InnerSpace Comic No.146 Contents Selected Reads Sensory Entrancement Sensory Resources Chuckles + Daydreams Sources Discussion Comments

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Reading helps with anxiety, 50 fourth grade level book recommendations from teachers, and dyslexia makes great designers

SENSORY NEWS REPORT    Sylvester, C. (1922) Journeys Through Bookland : a New and Original Plan for Reading Applied to the World’s Best Literature for Children, p.226 [photograph]. Retrieved from The Commons on Flickr (Public Domain) , https://flic.kr/p/oeRmRM.   #thursdaymorning #sensoryreaders #sensorynews #multisensory #stimtoys   Contents Selected Reads + Buzz Book + Stim Tool Halcyon Entrancement Chuckles Sources

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A Wrinkle in Time heroes develop, A.I. aims for our memory, and tools for easing anxiety

SENSORY NEWS REPORT Selected Reads + Buzz Book + Stim Tool Halcyon Entrancement Chuckles Sources From Twitter: [latest posts]     #thursdaymorning #sensoryreaders #sensory #multisensory #stimtoys #news #sensorynewsreport

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