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Welcome to Wordy Wednesday! Today's subject: KINESTHETIC That is the adjective form of the word, kinesthesia, which is defined below. noun 1. the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense. It originates from the Greek words kinein-"to move" + aesthesis-"sensation". It is most often referred to when discussing the learning styles of children. As in a child who learns best by doing is a kinesthetic learner. If this concept reminds you of something that we've already discussed here, you're right. Kinesthesia is hand in hand related to proprioception. They are both part of the same sense and sometimes the phrases are used interchangeably, even though they have some technical differences. Proprioception actually helps your brain recognize and identify where you and all your body parts are in any given space. Kinesthesia refers to the actual movements created by the same muscles, joints, etc. So they are...

In our house we are trying to wake up our sluggish systems with various activities. Heavy Work Zak has chores that include heavy work, such as taking out the trash, and hauling baskets of laundry to their respective places. We also have a play set in the backyard which allows him to climb, slide, hang, and dig. We also allow him a digging hole. It is in a place in the yard that does not have a lot of traffic, is not obviously visible to those driving by, and must be covered at all times when he is not actively digging in it. Victor let him pick out his own shovel, and when he feels like it, the boy can just DIG! The interesting thing is, we have provided all of these thing for him before we ever knew about SPD or suspected he had it. They just seemed like something he really needed to be able to do, and they seemed to make him more mellow. Only for a while though, then he needs another wake up call.     Kit gets her proprioceptive needs met by pushing anything she...