Techniques and Tools to Help with Sensory Sensitivity
Sensory sensitivity is when a student has a heightened sensitivity to certain stimuli in their environment, including sounds, smells, and textures. This can affect their ability to focus on lessons and lead to disruptive behavior. There are many techniques and tools available to help teachers manage students with sensory sensitivity .
Discover 10 supportive tools and strategies to help children with sensory sensitivities navigate daily life. Practical resources for California families.
PDF Sensory & Support Materials Toolkit
This toolkit includes practical, portable tools that can support autistic individuals in managing sensory overload, anxiety, focus, communication, and emotional regulation. Please acknowledge that every person is different—what works for one may not work for another—so this is a flexible starting point.
Discover strategies for managing sensory sensitivities with sensory -friendly spaces, self-regulation techniques , and practical daily coping tools .
PDF Sensory Toolkit
We will use sensory techniques to help us stay alert, calm down or relax, seeking out behaviours to regulate and make us feel 'right'. However, there may be some sensory experiences which some of us find challenging and may cause distress. On the vast majority of occasions though we are able to regulate and manage our sensory differences.
Sensory sensitivities and autism Lifelong and persistent sensory sensitivities are a diagnostic characteristic of autism. Recent studies suggest prevalence in between 69% to 90% of autistic people. [i], [ii] There are three categories of autistic sensory sensitivities: hyper- sensitivity : extreme over-reactivity to sensory input hypo- sensitivity : extreme under-reactivity to sensory input ...
PDF Strategies and Resources
Sensory Needs and Mental Health Autistic people experience a number of sensory needs and differences, and this sensory processing can change our daily experiences and coping strategies, as well as the sensory tools available.
Sensory Issues Activity Pack - Identifying the Problem This booklet has been designed to provide practical ideas and activities to help support your child to develop their ability to process sensory information. Some people are more over sensitive or under sensitive to sensory inputs, which means they may avoid certain activities or seek out more of a certain input. This can make participation ...
Strategies for calming and alerting sensitive children
Sensitive children and young people can find it hard to regulate their senses. This means it can be harder for them to calm down or focus on a task. Read more about strategies to help alert, organise or calm your child.
Sensory processing, its impact on individuals, and strategies to support those with sensory processing differences.