Multi Sensory Environments - Sensory integration dysfunction and neurodevelopmental products help you help your clients.

Setting out to be "more than a furniture company" was a task that we took very seriously when founding Nest Contract Furnishings.'

The search for quality products that fit multiple needs of our clients (in healthcare, behavioral healthcare and education most specifically) led to our partnership with Southpaw.  

Southpaw's exceptional products are manufactured by hand in Dayton, Ohio, provide superior quality and durability, and are guaranteed to last.

They are committed to offering education, insight and resources for learning about neurodevelopmental disorders and will continue to partner with therapists to provide the absolute best products based on clinical need.

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WEIGHTED BLANKETS, WRAPS AND VESTS / PORTABLE ROVERS

Excerpts from:  MSE IDEOLOGY

By: Tom Marshall, Southpaw Director of MSE Sales

Read the full article here.

Over time the Multisensory environment came to be considered for other purposes than recreation and relaxation.  When the treatment of people with intellectual impairments moved away from the medical model and toward the educational and vocational model, the MSE was used to create the foundation for development and learning.   

Learning about the world occurs through our senses.  

An educator or facilitator must be aware, both internally (through proprioception, vestibular and Golgi tendon organs) and externally (through tactile, visual, auditory, olfactory and gustatory senses), of the scope of the client’s world in order to create meaningful sensory experiences. 

The therapist, by controlling intensity, frequency and duration, allows the room to dictate behavior change, rather than through direct manipulation....  The more things stay the same, the less they are noticed by the user.  Intensifying or reducing the stimuli helps to focus the user on the task at hand.

....  Thus, providing a space where the user is in control, where the space is safe, predictable and consistent, where the focus is development of social and cognitive skills through a variety of recreational and educational activities.

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The Southpaw line includes a wide range of sensory therapy products to fit your needs and those of your clients:

Bubble Tubes

Fiber Optics

Interactive Panels

Projectors

Rovers

Sensory Tools

Switches

Vibro-Acoustic

Spa Packages

Vestibular Activities
Suspension & Hardware
Weight & Resistance Equipment
Clinic Supplies & Equipment
Motor Planning & Balance Equipment
Sensory Enrichment
Positioning Products
Fine Motor Therapy Equipment
Oral Motor Therapy Equipment
Books