Autism Awareness Sensory Donation Activity
Want to raise awareness, strengthen your team, and bring comfort to children on the autism spectrum, all in one meaningful event? Autism Awareness Sensory Donation is a powerful autism awareness event that blends fun, education, and empathy. Through sensory-focused team challenges and collaboration, your group will assemble specialized sensory kits for autism donation to therapy programs and nonprofit organizations.
This heartwarming team building activity creates a tangible impact while helping participants better understand autism spectrum disorders and the value of early intervention and sensory support.
Program Agenda
In this insightful and engaging program, teams of 10 rotate through hands-on autism awareness activities designed to mirror the sensory processing experiences of individuals with autism. From limited-sense guessing games to low-stimulation design challenges, these inclusive activities raise awareness while unlocking access to the sensory kit “store.”
Each team collects and assembles two complete kits using items earned during the experience. Sensory kit contents may include:
- Weighted lap pads
- Noise-canceling headphones
- Sensory toys and fidgets
- Daily activity charts
- Visual communication cue cards
Kits are carefully packed, decorated, and prepared for delivery to local schools and autism-focused nonprofit organizations. Whenever possible, a representative from the receiving organization joins the group to share how your autism awareness donation will directly benefit children and students with autism.
Program Outcomes & Takeaways
- Fosters empathy and deeper understanding of autism
- Enhances team communication and collaboration
- Builds awareness through hands-on sensory activities
- Supports local autism programs with meaningful donations
- Leaves a lasting impact on both your team and the community
Program Customization
Potential customizations include:
- Themed activity stations (colors, textures, sounds, etc.)
- Adjusted challenges to suit time limits or mobility needs
- Partnerships with specific local autism centers or schools
- Option to focus on specific age ranges (early childhood, school age, etc.)
Want to bring calm, comfort, and connection to children with autism? Book your Autism Awareness Sensory Donation experience today and turn your team’s effort into something truly extraordinary.
About 1 in 36 children in the United States is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, based on CDC data from 2020. And studies show that nearly 95% of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder experience sensory processing differences, which can manifest across a wide variety of experiences and challenges. Early intervention and support have been shown to provide the best opportunity for continued healthy development, learning, communication, and social skills.
Our Autism Awareness Sensory Donation program brings your group together to assemble wonderful sensory support kits for donation to autism therapy programs and non-profit organizations. It also enhances awareness of this disorder’s effects, behaviors, and challenges through engaging sensory activities. Your group will leave this program with a greater understanding of autism.
The program begins with a fun, sensory-focused icebreaker that will have your group tapping into all your sensory systems to ready themselves for the rewarding experience ahead.
Teams will engage in a series of sensory activities and challenges to earn visits to the care kit store to find items for inclusion in the sensory packs. Participants may be challenged to work as a team to identify objects with one or more senses limited, identify minimally stimulating materials and colors, or engage in ASD-beneficial sensory play activities.
Each team will assemble 2 robust sensory kits with the materials they collect from completing the engaging sensory activities. Items in the kit can include sensory play toys, weighted lap pads, noise-canceling headphones, daily activity charts, and communication queue cards that will support and enhance the day-to-day routine of children with an autism spectrum disorder.
At the conclusion of the program, these sensory kits will be donated to schools and non-profit agencies to benefit young children and students of varying ages with autism spectrum disorders. Whenever possible, a representative from the organization receiving your group’s donation will attend the event to share more information about their work and how your group’s donation will benefit the individuals they support.
