Alerting Tactile
IN GENERAL
IN GENERAL
Activities to try
Activities to try
- light touch or stroking
- unpredictable touch
- brief touch or almost touching
- cold temperatures, touch of sensitive areas of the body, rough textures
- unexpected touch or touch from behind
- tickling, stroke with feather
- ice cold, fizzy, bubbly drinks
- fidgets
- vibrating toothbrush
- splash with water, take cold shower, play with snow
- mix and roll cookie dough in hands, sprinkle sugar on cookies
- hands in bins of tinsel, silly string, pom poms
- paint with shaving cream, whipped cream, finger paints, glue, glitter
- eating foods with mixed textures (macaroni and cheese, ravioli in meat sauce), squishy textures, chew ice or frozen fruit
- brushing, washing hair, tossle hair