Sensory Friendly Solutions

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Welcome to the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast! Season 1 brings you an 11-part deep dive into the world of your senses, sensory sensitivity and sensory overload, with the goal of discovering and sharing sensory-friendly solutions for daily life. You’ll hear the candid voices of international experts like occupational therapist and researcher Dr. Winnie Dunn, best-selling author Carol Stock Kranowitz, and the most famous autistic person in the world, Dr. Temple Grandin. Podcast guests include parents, people with the lived experience of sensory barriers and champions who have created sensory-friendly solutions made for the real world. Podcast reflections and leadership are provided by Sensory Friendly Solutions Founder and CEO Christel Seeberger. She is someone who experiences sensory sensitivity and sensory overload herself, with adult-onset hearing loss. Christel also has a 30-year career as an occupational therapist. She founded Sensory Friendly Solutions to make the world more sensory-friendly for everyone.

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Dr. Temple Grandin - Understanding My Autistic Mind

Dec 01 2020 32 mins

In this very special bonus episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with the towering autism champion, Dr. Temple Grandin.Dr. Temple Grandin is well known to many for her trailblazing work as a spokesperson for people with autism and her lifelong work in the field of animal behaviour. Dr. Grandin has been with Colorado State University (CSU

Dr. Peggy Bown and Laura Caswell - Reimagining sensory-friendly businesses

Nov 24 2020 56 mins

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with Dr. Peggy Bown, dentist, and Laura Caswell, theatre Director of Education.EPISODE GUIDE4:49 Dr. Bown's Introduction7:26 Peggy's COVID-19 Experience11:10 Laura Caswell's Introduction15:12 Laura reflects on the early days of COVID-1920:14 Peggy introduces Sensory Friendly se

Trish Hamilton - Parenting a Child With Autism

Nov 17 2020 41 mins

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with Trish Hamilton, podcast host, marketing professional and mother of a wonderful boy, and their experience with autism.EPISODE GUIDE:3:17 Trish's radical transitions in 20207:03 Trish's experience in broadcasting8:39 Trish's thoughts on Podcasting10:00 Trish did not take her

Dr. Winnie Dunn - Living Sensationally

Nov 10 2020 68 mins

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with Dr. Winnie Dunn.Dr. Winnie Dunn is a world renowned expert sensory experiences affecting daily life. She has studied babies to older adults to identify patterns of reactions to sensations and published more than 100 journal articles, book chapters and books. Her book, Living Sensationall

Stella Waterhouse - Decoding Autism and Preparing for sensory-friendly tourism.

Nov 03 2020 39 mins

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with Stella Waterhouse."As a second generation educator and autism awareness expert I share my personal and professional experience and understanding of the autism spectrum and the many challenges that people with autism and their families face in their daily lives.My goal is to develop

Karine Gagner - The Key to Innovation with Sensory Tools

Oct 27 2020 47 mins

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with the great Karine Gagner, President of FDMT.Karine Gagner is the President of FDMT, a company specializing in high-quality educational materials and sensory tools. She founded FDMT in 2002 and has grown it ever since. It's goal: to offer a wide range of solutions for all children wit

Carol Stock Kranowitz - The Out of Sync Child and Sensory Processing Disorder

Oct 20 2020 59 mins

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with the great Carol Stock Kranowitz, best-selling author of "The Out-of-Sync Child."As a music, movement and drama teacher for 25 years (1976-2001), Carol observed many out-of-sync preschoolers. To help them become more competent in their work and play, she began to study sensory p

Dr. Bill Wong - Being a TEDx Speaker and Fighting On as an Autistic Adult

Oct 13 2020 59 mins

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast, Host Matt George speaks to Dr. Bill Wong, TEDx Speaker, Occupational Therapist, OTA/OT Program Adjunct Faculty Member and autistic adult.TEDx describes Dr. Wong:"Born in Hong Kong but raised in the United States, Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L didn't speak until he was nearly three. Although he demonstrated restricted and

Renee Warren - Working From Home In a Pandemic

Oct 06 2020 51 mins

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with Renee Warren, the Founder of We Wild Women and the Host of the Into the Wild Podcast.Renee wants to help women around the world start their dream business with the incredibly ambitious goal of support 1 Million women in her lifetime. "I have one gigantic mission: To help a million f

Maureen Bennie - Autism Awareness & "The 8th Sense"

Sep 29 2020 62 mins

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with Maureen Bennie, the Founder of the Autism Awareness Centre.Maureen Bennie created the Autism Awareness Centre in 2003 to address what she saw as a gap in support, information, resources and advocacy for those who experience autism spectrum disorders. Maureen is the mother of two young au