News: People with Autism Receive Sensory Integration Therapy with Vecta Distraction Station

Opportunity Works in Massachusetts recently purchased a Vecta Distraction Station, which is a mobile sensory integration machine. The occupational therapists who work with persons with autism and other sensory integration disorders say that the self-contained machine engages people and stimulates their senses. The Vecta Distraction Station consists of "a soothing fiber-optic color display, calming bubble columns, aromatherapy, vibrations, a mirror, music and a projector to display moving images onto a wall - all activities that awaken four of the five senses: sight, touch, smell and hearing."

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