Our Sensory Family Spring 2025
14 May 2025
Welcome to the Spring issue of Our Sensory Family!
In this issue, we've put together useful information and resources that will help you to keep your sensory child or teen on track throughout the spring and summer seasons including our Summer Sensory Survival Kit and our free course ‘Discover Sensory Processing and Integration’ which introduces you to the eight sensory systems and how sensory processing differences can shape behaviour and everyday experiences.
Download Your Free Copy of Our Summer Sensory Survival Kit
Summer can be difficult for those with sensory processing differences. So if you’re wondering how to best prepare for the summer sensory challenges posed by the change in weather, daylight hours, breaks from school routines and staying in holiday accommodation, we’ve got you covered!
In our Summer Sensory Survival Kit, you’ll find lots of useful tips on surviving the summer school holidays as well as helping to keep your children calm and regulated during those hotter days.
How to Advocate for Your Child's Sensory Needs at School
Whilst there are many things that you can do at home to prepare your child for school, you can’t control what happens during the school day. From noisy classrooms and bright lights to uncomfortable uniforms, or activities that are challenging for children with gross and fine motor difficulties, the school day can be overwhelming.
In order for the school to be able to make changes to better meet your child’s sensory needs, they need to understand how sensory processing can affect behaviour and participation in school activities.
In our ‘How to Advocate for Your Child’s Sensory Needs at School’ guide, we set out some suggestions and recommendations on how to keep your child’s school informed about their sensory needs and what else you can be doing to help the school understand what sensory integration and processing is all about and, crucially, what sensory processing differences can look like in schools.
Free Course: Discover Sensory Processing and Integration
If you’ve ever wondered how sensory processing differences affect everyday life, our free online course ‘Discover Sensory Processing and Integration’ breaks it all down for you!
Developed by our team of highly experienced Occupational Therapists who are Advanced Practitioners in Sensory Integration, this introductory-level course will teach you about the eight sensory systems and how sensory processing differences can shape behaviour and everyday experiences. There’s also a series of six downloadable ‘A Day in the Life of’ case studies for you to keep and share to help demonstrate the impact of sensory processing differences on a range of age groups, from preschoolers to older adults.
Watch the course for free here.
One-to-One Online Coaching Sessions Available with a Sensory Integration Trained Occupational Therapist
Are you a parent or carer of a child with sensory processing differences? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed and are looking for practical strategies to support your child's unique needs?
Our exclusive 30-minute one-to-one online coaching sessions will connect you directly with a Paediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) trained in Sensory Integration from the comfort of your own home.
Whilst this is not a therapy or assessment session, you will gain practical strategies and receive tailored information and advice specific to your child's sensory processing challenges.
Also see:
Dad 'overwhelmed' by response to son's sensory coat
Exeter children’s library is getting a big makeover including a brand-new sensory area
North Birmingham Community Gymnastics: Paving the way for inclusive gymnastics
Autism diagnoses are on the rise – but autism itself may not be
How autism can affect your relationship with food
Best wishes
Sensory Help Now
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