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DIY Sensory Swing

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“My son Logan has been going to occupational therapy and he loves the swing there and it really benefits his need to be held snuggled close and to swing around but when I looked on line either stuff is super expensive or I can’t find anything. So I made our own version” ~Raluca

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This was shared on our one online Cherab support group on Facebook and I thought it was so creative and useful that others would want to know about it too.  Shared with permission from Raluca. #specialneedslifehack

“I made our own version of a sensory swing. Took a one person hammock and hung it from our existing play swing. He loves the closeness of it! Thought we’d share since it worked so well : )

My son Logan has been going to occupational therapy and he loves the swing there and it really benefits his need to be held snuggled close and to swing around but when I looked on line either stuff is super expensive or I can’t find anything.

I happen to have this in my basement and came across it and just had the thought to try it out and couldn’t believe how well it worked. Plus these hammocks in the stores aren’t super expensive and most people with kids have swing backyard sets so it’s easy to do.” ~Raluca

 

Lisa Geng

Author and Executive Director at The Cherab Foundation
Lisa Geng got her start as a designer, patented inventor,and creator in the fashion, toy, and film industries, but after the early diagnosis of her young children she entered the world of nonprofit, pilot studies, and advocacy. As the mother of two “late talkers,” she is the founder and president of the nonprofit CHERAB Foundation,co-author of the acclaimed book, The Late Talker, (St Martin’s Press 2003), and is instrumental in the development of IQed, a whole food nutrition meal replacement. Lisacurrently serves as a parent advocate on an AAN board for vaccines, and is a member of CUE through Cochrane US. Lisa is currently working on a second book, The Late Talker Grows Up and serves as a Late Talkers, Silent Voices executive producer. She lives on the Treasure Coast of Florida.