Rein Remedy

12/14/2025

11/11/2025

When the treat is too good to chew 🤤🍎

10/31/2025

Low Tide is ready for some tricks and treats 🤎🧡🖤

10/29/2025

10/02/2025

ROTARY VESTIBULAR SENSORY ACTIVITIES

The vestibular system, located in the inner ear, sends signals to the brain about the position and movement of the head. It becomes active whenever the head tilts, turns upside down, spins, or moves quickly or slowly—for example, when running, swinging, or sliding.

Today we are focusing on rotary vestibular input -
Spinning around and turning the head (and fluid in the inner ear). This type of input is generally alerting and stimulating, helping with balance, muscle tone, and body awareness. It differs from linear input (discussed recently) and can be either organizing or disorganising depending on the individual’s sensory needs; excessive or intense input can lead to overstimulation, while some children with sensory processing challenges may be hyporesponsive and seek this input. Combining vestibular and proprioceptive input can be regulating.

Vestibular rotary activities can vary with an individual rolling (forward, backward, log), turning (like a spinning top), orbital (like a merry-go-round) on an axis and upside down/inversion (like a cartwheel). It can vary in intensity, stop/start jerky movements and duration. The vestibular system is very powerful and input should be closely supervised, especially for sensory seekers who may not know their own limits.

We are embarking on lots of sensory content in the next month, come back to find out more. In the meantime, get your FREE ticket to the sensory summit. Let me know if you want the link!

10/02/2025

LINEAR VESTIBULAR SENSORY ACTIVITIES

The vestibular system, located in the inner ear, sends signals to the brain about the position and movement of the head. It becomes active whenever the head tilts, turns upside down, spins, or moves quickly or slowly—for example, when running, swinging, or sliding.

Today we are focusing on linear vestibular input -
Forward/backward, up/down and side to side. Broadly speaking these actions can help someone to soothe and calm, alert and energise, or organise and regulate. Some children will also combine vestibular input with proprioceptive input to have these outcomes.

Some activities allow for a combination of vestibular input such as the hammock swing. Allowing a child to direct their sensory input may also help them to include proprioception (eg. Pumping legs on the swing, pushing with arms on the scooter board, jumping on the trampoline). Stop/start activities will also bring alerting components.

We are embarking on lots of sensory content in the next month, come back to find out more. In the meantime, get your FREE ticket to the sensory summit. Let me know if you want the link!

09/04/2025

Evenings set the tone for the next day

Simple, consistent routines help children wind down, feel secure, and get the rest they need for a smoother school morning.

Here are 6 tips to make evenings calmer and more predictable.

08/29/2025

Annapolis, our friends up the road offer social groups!

We have limited openings for a Social Skill group at our farm in Harwood. Contact us for details

08/29/2025

We are ready for new clients at our farm-based location in Harwood! Currently accepting Medicare (adults) and Medicaid (minors), with immediate openings on Thursdays. We specialize in the care of individuals with Autism, cerebral palsy, learning and developmental delays, genetic disorders, post-stroke recovery, Parkinson's, dementia care, and more!

Please visit our website for more information and contact us today for fall availability: www.reinremedy.com

07/21/2025

The pony picks Maple Syrup. Grocery shopping involves following a list, visual scanning, recognition of shapes and letters, handwriting, and organizing large, small, and irregular shaped items to fit in the basket

03/28/2025

Shapes are more fun when they have faces 😁🥸🤓

01/20/2025

Solving puzzles, one step at a time