ATLAS Training

21/02/2022

It's finally here! What happens when sensory processing goes wrong? Watch my latest video to find out! All comments, suggestions and feedback welcome!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cYxBUg3lYE

Part 2 of my sensory processing series, this video explores what happens when sensory processing goes wrong. Whether it is a "sensory quirk" or a sensory pro...

10/02/2022

Hi Everyone, my next sensory processing video (When sensory processing goes wrong) is almost ready, but I would really like to hear from you what videos you would like me to work on next. Here are a few ideas, but I would much prefer to hear about what matters to you:
1. Regulation: how to help children identify their sensory and emotional regulation, create ways to communicate these effectively and create tools to help children calm or regulate.

2. Growth Mindset - how to help your children develop a mindset that encourages a positive self-esteem, accepts mistakes as learning tools and encourages effort, perseverance and resilience.

3. Individual sensory systems - what they are, how they impact on function and how to help when things don't go as expected.

4. Emotional literacy - helping children understand and communicate how they are feeling and creating appropriate responses to these.

5. Specific skills, e.g. social skills, attention, handwriting, etc.

6. Any others that are important to you - please be specific so I can meet these to the best of my ability.

My current videos can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCluQeEsHS0lcHq2oaTepviA.
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My drive is to give parents tools to help with all those little things that challenge our everyday life. This could be families with children with special ne...

28/01/2022

Sorry for the long wait, but a new video is now available. Learn about self-esteem in children, why it's important and how to help children develop a healthy and robust self-esteem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnihYtAewH8

Why is self esteem important and how can we help children develop a secure self esteem? A healthy self esteem is an important part of success in daily life. ...

17/11/2021

Hi All, a new video is available explaining how sensory processing works and why it is important. I really recommend you hop over and give it a watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ4sT0H0bYI

Sensory processing is a complicated but amazing process that we use for every task we do. In this video, I will explain the process in easy to understand lan...

11/11/2021

Confused about the terms Autism or Aspergers? Here's a great video which explores these different terms and why and when to use each one:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KXhfhk_ZyqQ

There is a lot of confusion between the diagnoses Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and Asperger’s Syndrome. This video will help clarify why there are diffe...

29/04/2021

Hope everybody is having a good week, we are still open here at ATLAS Training for your child's needs, be it gross motor, fine motor, improving regulation or other life skills!

19/04/2021

Hi everyone and hope you all have a good start to the week...as we transition through the next few weeks we can reflect on how much upheaval we have all experienced during these times, particularly our young kids. Being mindful and taking in the current moment helps us reset and be ready for engaging in what's going around us in the here and now

15/04/2021

Hi everyone on this lovely sunny day! Here is some explanation of the Growth Mindset and the Fixed Mindset, that is a way of thinking coined by Carol Dweck. We find that instilling the growth mindset principles are important to build resilience in times of difficulty

25/03/2021

Here we are almost at the end of March with Easter holidays fast approaching...meanwhile we are open for intervention sessions as well as assessment, come and join Teddy who is working on his fine motor and sequencing skills! 🙂

15/02/2021

Hi all! Our resident teddy bear is ready for another week at ALTAS Training to help us develop our fine and gross motor skills, as well as learn how to regulate ourselves throughout the day! send us a facebook message or email if you wish to know more about us!

11/01/2021

Hello everyone! We hope that you are all doing ok with getting back online for school today. We are re-posting a stress management post which may be useful as we head into this new phase of learning with our kids, and managing their expectations and regulation over the next few weeks. We are open for in person sessions as we are an essential service, so give us a call if you wish to talk to us about arranging sessions. Keep thinking of the light at the end of the tunnel, we will get through these strange times all together!

27/10/2020

It's the midterm and it's time to take stock and chill out. NEPs developed the following poster which is available from the Department of Education and Skills, which gives us some ideas of how to take a break. Taking breaks is essential to maintain our regulation and keep our engine running 'just right'.

12/10/2020

‘Visual Processing’ is our ability to perceive what is in our environment. Some people get overwhelmed by lots of visual stimuli and need less of it in order to function, others need lots of visual stimuli to engage with a task successfully. We can assess for visual processing through visual perceptual tasks such as differentiating between symbols on a page in our standardised assessments that we have here at ATLAS Training. Contact us for more information

06/10/2020

The tactile sense is very important for our ability to manipulate objects, be precise in our fine motor movement and of course, for handwriting! We frequently work with kids with tactile sensitivity; this is when the kid is very sensitive to tactile stimuli in their environment, which can result in behaviours such as avoiding the bath, avoiding messy play or struggling to keep clothes with tags on - to name only a few! Contact us for more information through Facebook or therapy@atlastraining.ie

28/09/2020

Happy Monday to all! At ATLAS Training we help kids to understand the importance of body language in communication and conversation. This is a skill that some our kids with challenges struggle to understand, and we are here to help! Below we have a lovely poster explaining why our body language is so important, with the information referenced below from a wonderful book by Alex Kelly, called 'TalkAbout for Children 2: Developing Social Skills'. If you feel your child needs support with social nuances and interactions feel free to contact us on Facebook messenger or email therapy@atlastraining.ie

25/09/2020

As we continue into the new school year, our kids will meet new challenges. A Growth Mind-set is essential to meet these challenges in a positive and productive way. The work of Carol Dweck, a psychologist, can be taught alongside occupational goals to help our kids achieve their best potential. For more information, contact us through Facebook messenger or email therapy@atlastraining.ie

10/09/2020

Getting back to school has meant getting back to homework (for some!) Here are some sensory strategies to aid our kids in helping stay regulated and maintain concentration for all that learning!

01/09/2020

Here at ATLAS Training we also offer housing assessments to aid clients (both young and old) in their application for the housing grant. During the lockdown we managed to complete housing assessments online for clients also - so the assessment was completed from the clients own home whilst staying safe! We are still offering housing assessments both online and in person, if you wish to learn more send us a Facebook message or get in touch through therapy@atlastraining.ie