SpaceKraft Fibre Optic LED Set
Used either as a reassuring tactile experience or to provide calming lighting in a sensory room, the versatile SpaceKraft Fibre Optic LED Set offers a diverse and engaging experience for children and individuals with autism and other sensory processing disorders. It is a safe and relaxing mood regulating tool that aids in developing and educating special-needs individuals.
What's Included?
- 1 x Mini LED Light Source
- 1 x 100 Strand Fibre Optic Cable
Benefits of Fibre Optics
Fibre optics offer bright, colourful visual effects that aid the understanding of cause-and-effect. The fibre optics have also been shown to act as a calming sensory experience, helping the user to feel relaxed and safe.
How Can Fibre Optics Be Used?
One technique that can be employed in a sensory environment is to use the fibre optic strands as a weighted brush. This brushing has a calming effect and can be used as a reassuring tactile experience for people with sensory processing disorders.
Ideal For Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensory processing disorder is a condition in which the brain has difficulty receiving and responding to information that comes in through the senses. Equipment such as the Fibre Optic LED Set is effective for treating sensory processing problems because it encourages engagement with sensory phenomenon in a controlled and safe way.
Can Be Used as a Part of DIR Therapy
The Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-based model is a framework that helps clinicians, parents and educators develop an intervention program tailored to the unique challenges and strengths of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental challenges. The objectives of the DIR model are to build healthy foundations for social, emotional, and intellectual capacities.
Suitable for Use During Floortime Therapy
Floortime is a relationship-based therapy for children with autism where the parent or therapist gets down on the floor with the child to play and interact with the child at their level. Tools such as the Fibre Optic LED set are particularly good for Floortime therapy because they introduce a shared activity that can be used as a relational tool.
Easily Portable Design
The lightweight design of the Mini-LED Lightsource makes this fibre optic set extremely portable. This means it has practical value outside of sensory rooms, it can even be carried around with the user.
Dimensions
The Fibre Optic LED Set includes 100 strands that are all one metre long.
Technical Details
- Operates on 240 Volt power transformed down to 12 Volts for additional safety
- Always use under the supervision of a responsible adult
