Welcome back
Rachel and I are here again and Rachel's gonna share with you some amazing
tips on how to help
to calm the body, right? Yeah!
So we're gonna show you two exercises or two things that you can do with
a stability ball
And also the foam roller which we'll do later
Correct. Now Rach, the first time that Rach and I
one of the times we were exercising she
was having a stressful moment and she wanted a little breather
and can you first show them what you did
So this is what I discovered and showed
and this is what I told Dave. So I was laying on a ball
like this. I know this might not be the perfect
pose but this is I told Dave this was like
a squeeze machine which
by the way if you don't what a squeeze machine is
or you probably know what it it's a
device made by Temple Grandin to calm down
people on the spectrum who got stressed this was
also her design for like
Right so again Rachel said that this made her feel like she was in the
squeeze machine which you used growing up right? At the school that you want to
Yeah. Right so why I thought
this was unbelievable and so powerful for
her to share not only with me, but help share with everyone watching
is because a squeeze machine costs about six thousand dollars
and again while it can be important for children
on the autism spectrum and calming their bodies in stressful situations
this is a stability ball what you can get anywhere
which can cost anywhere from twenty to thirty dollars
and it's a cost-effective resource that you can put
in your classroom use in gym
and at home. So when Rachel said this
I wanted to make sure that she shared it with all of us
so again Rach just show one more time we just lay on the ball
And she's just laying there
and relaxing and this is giving you sensory feedback but can you
explain Rach?
What you're feeling right now? I feel like there is a rush flowing through
my head because I just have woken up this morning but
this is so close because, you work hard
you've been through a lot
anything they would calm down your stomach is calming down your mind
So all your children may not react the same
from this type but we again we want to show you because
just puts more tools in your toolbox as an
educator parent or professional working with individuals
with autism. So let's just show them one other way that we can use this
stability ball
Lay on your back
For all those who you think might this might be a torture device
it is not. I've seen torture devices before
Rach let's lay on your stomach we're gonna show it that way
awesome so again
i've seen this done in schools as well but
we can just by taking the ball like this
and rolling it up and down
can really help calm the sensory system systems in the body
It's definitely helping. It's helping?
What does it make you feel like when I do that
It's just more smooth and
You feel a lot there it just makes it feel smooth on your body? Yeah
Instead of you know bumpy or not
Okay awesome. So again here's something that you can do with your students
maybe in the classroom and they're having a sensory need or they
or they can't verbalize and tell you what's wrong
but by having them lay on the ball or even laying on the ground and rolling it back
and forth is a great way
for you to help your students in those stressful situations
and it's just like this less expensive spa
if there ever was a spa for autistic people, which I hope there is
Yes that's a good idea maybe you've got a future business ahead of you Rach
well maybe if you like maybe some of the girls
girls that work in your company might do one. Okay
Alright if you have questions if you have comments
please let us know. And fan mail
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adults you work with
and don't forget always challenge autism
with exercise we'll see you next time. Bye bye!