![]() ![]() Therefore, I needed to create a system whereby he could still have agency to choose an oil(s) but did not have direct access to the essential oil bottles. There is also an issue of safety – the little bottles can become missiles. While this might be financially OK with Wild Orange (at a stretch), Frankincense is an entirely different matter! A half empty bottle of Frankincense needs to be finished, so he may feel the need to empty the bottle into a diffuser to ‘finish it off’. The same applies to the level of oil in an essential oil bottle. For example, if the cornflakes container is half empty, he may feel cornflakes need to be eaten (finished) because seeing the low level of the container causes him distress. One of his stims is seeing the levels of items in containers fall below an acceptable level (known only to him). In this article I will explain how the Smell Kit is created and how its use has been implemented in the group home. As a result, I created a Smell Kit made up of plastic nasal inhalers infused with essential oils and this kit offers an opportunity for him to choose essential oils to diffuse which has provided a great workaround. He can’t have access to the essential oil bottles because of safety concerns and he exhibits anxiety when he sees an essential oil bottle half empty. Image by Devanath from Pixabayĭiffusing essential oils in my son’s group home has been very beneficial. ![]() Diffusing essential oils in a group home is a great way to offer emotional support to all who live and work there.
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