Tactile textiles : using textiles as a source of tactile and touch therapy for children who are suffering from tactile sensory dysfunction

• Main Author: Cheong, Tong Pei
• Other Authors: Hong Li Tsing Karen
• Format: Student Research Poster
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Tactile sensory dysfunction; Tactile
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97574; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11289
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This project aims to use textiles as a form of tactile touch therapy integrated into the current occupational therapy treatments and developed into a range of sensory toys targeted at children who suffer from sensory processing disorders particularly in the tactile sense eg. oversensitive, under res...