FAQ

What is a Sensory Room in a school?

A therapeutic space for pupils with special needs. In the Sensory Room outside distractive stimuli are eliminated and instead the room offers equipment specifically geared towards stimulating the senses by touch, smell, sight, and movement. A Sensory Room in a school usually has pale walls, black-out windows, calming music, stimulating lights including projected images and LED strings as well as stimulating toys. If the designer of the Sensory Room knows the children’s specific disorder it is easier to plan the room according to their special needs.

What Colour should a Sensory Room be?

The most popular color of Sensory Rooms is white so that light can be used to reflect off the walls and so that the room feels calming. Some Sensory Rooms have blue surfaces as blue is believed to be a calming color. Others have green walls to imitate nature. There are even Sensory Rooms with black or dark blue walls where ultraviolet lighting is going to be used.

What are the benefits of a Sensory Room?

A Sensory Room can benefit ADHD people by giving them a safe area to experience their senses without the distressing sensory “noise” of the outside world. By using a Sensory Room people with ADHD can gain stimulation, calm, improve focus, improve motor skills, experience cognitive development, sensory development, and improve social skills with others using the room.

ADHD Sensory Room equipment cheap?

Some of the features of a Sensory Room you can make by yourself or use things that are in your home already. Start with mats on the floor; use different materials for a tactile wall panel; create various lighting effects and use your regular sound system to provide calming music. Bean bags, mirrors, cushions, and velcro are other cheap additions to a Sensory Room. Creating a tent or curtained-off area is another inexpensive asset to a Sensory Room.