What is a Sensory Room?

Traditionally a sensory room was a designated room with equipment designed to create a specific mood. This could be anything from very relaxing to sensory integration. Although most sensory rooms are dedicated spaces they need not be and there has been increasing use of special areas and especially of mobile ones. The TFH Vecta was the first mobile sensory room and has spawned many copies.

Typical equipment in a room sensory room are: bubble columns, fibre optics, projectors, tactile and other wall mounted features, sound light panels, soft furniture and padding, frequently fitted with resonance, music and aroma diffusers.

In the very early days of sensory rooms, much of the equipment originated in the disco industry and it was often said a sensory room resembled a gentle disco. Over the years the equipment has become quite sophisticated and designed to elicit different responses.

Play in the Sensory Room

There is enormous scope for different activities and play within a well-equipped room. Most of it can be controlled by the client, thus empowering them and making the room a place they can feel safe and independent. A practitioner can encourage experimentation and games involving both movement and imagination.

Benefits of a Sensory Room

The theory behind the room is that we are all influenced by our surroundings, so that a change in them will result in a change in our behaviour. Long experience has confirmed this theory. Practitioners often remark that they see their clients in a new and more favourable light once they are in the room. Relationships can be fostered in a tranquil atmosphere and way from the hubbub of the classroom learning is improved.

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