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Sensory seeking 🫶

These are some activities for my special needs mommas to share. The therapist gave us these today since our little one is overloaded with sensory processing right now. 🩵

#sensorysatisfaction #sensoryprocessingdisorder #sensoryawareness #autistic #adhd

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