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Tuesday, 8th September 2026.

10am - 11.30am. Online.

Understand your neurodivergent young person's sensory needs and learn practical ways parents and carers can support them.

To book a place - Online - Sensory Processing Workshop Tickets, Tuesday, September 8  •  10 AM - 11:30 AM GMT+1 | Eventbrite

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Understand your neurodivergent young person's sensory needs and learn practical ways parents and carers can support them.

Trafford Neurodiversity Support and Tameside Neurodiveristy hub are collaborating on delivering a sensory processing workshop.

This online workshop explores sensory needs and differences, covering all 8 senses (yes 8!) and how they can impact daily life. We will discuss practical strategies and supportive approaches that parents and carers can use to help their neurodivergent young person at home, in school, and in the community.

The workshop is available to anyone living in Tameside or Trafford. If you have any questions, please contact the Hubs at:

tamesidendhub@barnardos.org.uk.
traffordndsupport@barnardos.org.uk
Trafford Neurodiversity Support and Tameside Neurodiveristy hub are services where parents, carers, and young people can access advice, information, and signposting related to neurodiversity. Children and young people do not need a formal diagnosis, or to be on a diagnostic pathway, to access the service.

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Eventbrite - Tameside Neurodiversity Hub presents Online - Sensory Processing Workshop - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - Find event and ticket information.

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Humber Sensory Processing Hub (for information)

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Sensory processing information and strategies to reduce the impact difficulties can have on children and young people’s daily lives.

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Connect NHS - Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire

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Humber Sensory Processing Hub, sensory processing information and strategies to reduce the impact difficulties can have on children and young people’s daily lives.

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This Padlet has a wealth of information about differing SEND topics, with workshops, groups, information, etc.

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A Padlet developed by Trafford Sensory Service full of information and advice for parents to support their Child.

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Trafford Sensory Impairment Support Service (TSISS)

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Trafford Sensory Impairment Support Service (TSISS)

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The team provide educational support to children and young people aged 0-25 in the full range of schools and settings (including home for preschool children).

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Sense is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind.  Providing support, advice and information as well as specialist services to all deafblind people, their families, carers and professionals who work with them.

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Sense is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. We provide tailored support, advice and information as well as specialist services to all deafblind people, their families, carers and professionals who work with them. In addition, we support people who have a single sensory impairment with additional needs.

In order to be clear and open about the support we can provide to families we have developed a core offer of support which is available to all children and young people:

- We will get in touch within two working days from when you first contact Sense

- You will meet a Sense specialist within eight weeks of first getting in touch with us

- You will have your own identified worker

- You will have the opportunity to attend at least one family event per year

- We will keep in touch through an annual contact

- You will have access to the information and advice service

- We will offer you the chance to join Sense through our membership programme

- An outcome of Sense supporting you may involve our working alongside your local authority to provide an individual service solution tailored to your needs.

This offer is provided through Sense's work as a charity.

Children's Specialist Service can also offer other support at times of particular need, including:

- Help when your child is first diagnosed - including giving you practical ideas about

how to develop your child's skills, and advice on suitable play activities.

- Assessments that look at your child as a whole - which focus on what your child can do.

- Extra support at times of crisis - such as when a family is under considerable strain.

- Support with significant periods of change for your child (transitions) - such as starting school and moving into adulthood.

- Resource libraries which lend sensory toys and equipment (nearest resource based in Wakefield).

The support offered in this way will be time limited, depending on the level of family need.

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Trafford Directory | Sense, Children's Specialist Services

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Sense is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. We provide tailored support, advice and information as well as specialist services to all deafblind people, their families, carers and professionals who work with them. In addition, we support people who have a single sensory impairment with additional needs.

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Creating a sensory-friendly space (i.e. classroom, office, area, room) is a great strategy to increase access for autistic and neurodivergent individuals.

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Trafford's Children's Therapy Service - (Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy)

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Trafford's Children's Therapy Service - (Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy)

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Stay up-to-date with information about children's therapy services, as well as a range of workshops and events.

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Emma’s Room has been designed specifically for families and community groups/schools to enjoy, especially those with disabilities. The room has a series of sensory lights, bubble tubes, colour soft playmats, and toys – the room offers the perfect sensory break for anyone to explore.

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It is often very useful to consider how sensations affect a child’s response to using the toilet. This website can offer support and guidance for parents/ carers of children and young people with sensory needs and toileting.

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See behaviour...think sensory

As well as bladder and bowel function, and development, it is often very useful to consider how sensations affect a child's response to using the toilet.

When we think of how children understand their world, this includes understanding the impact of their sensory experiences. As they grow they experience a wider world, including nursery school, wearing pants and going to bathrooms. How they perceive and understand sensations may influence the strategies needed to help children learn to use the toilet. This can affect many children, and especially those with developmental difficulties or with autism.

We experience ourselves and the world around us through our senses. Most people have the ability to filter out a great deal of the sensory information they receive. Children often cannot do this so well, and can become easily overwhelmed.

We have emotional reactions to sensory experiences, and these may be influenced by memory and imagination as well as the physical sensations. There are some sensory experiences which we may love, such as the feel of being stroked, or looking at a flower, whereas there may be others which we dislike, such as the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard or a particular taste such as sprouts! We all appreciate sensory experiences differently, with often individual emotional reactions and memories.
Adjusting the sensory input can make a difference for many children to help them to learn toileting skills. As children grow they often learn to adapt and become comfortable to the sensations they experience.
Sensory information

This is received from our sensory organs and gives us information about our world. The sensory systems include: touch, balance, body position, vision, hearing, taste and smell.

Other sensory information is also received from our internal body organs including bowel and bladder awareness, which affects the ability to learn continence.

Our responses to sensory information may be affected by a range of factors; including our previous sensory experiences or how alert or stressed we are, and maturity.

Sensory problems

Increased sensitivity:

Some children may be especially sensitive to the sensations they feel, and find them upsetting. They may perceive certain noises as unbearably loud, and touch may feel painful. This can lead to children avoiding sensory input they find upsetting.

Reduced sensitivity:

This is where sensation may be reduced and the child doesn't appear to register it. Some of these children may try to actively seek sensory input; these children often rock, spin or slap their hands to stimulate themselves with increased sensory sensation.

These different reactions can vary across the senses, meaning they crave input from one sense but actively avoid it in another.

Sensory aspects of toileting

Toileting, like eating, is an extremely sensory experience. Many children find that bathrooms and toilets are upsetting or scary.
They may have difficulties in understanding the sensations experienced by their own body, and knowing how to react to them.
It is useful to look at the different sensory experiences a child has and try to analyse and understand which aspects are causing difficulty. This helps in appreciating a child's perception and difficulties, and to create an environment where the child feels more relaxed, secure and comfortable.

Touch:

Touch provides information about the sensations we feel on our skin and about the objects and textures we come into contact with. Children will feel surfaces as hard or soft, hot or cold, rough or smooth. The hands and genitals have high numbers of touch receptors, so are especially sensitive.

Children who are sensitive to touch may not like sitting on toilet seats, which may feel hard or cold. They could be upset by feeling wee or poo on their hands or body, and feeling splashes of water from the toilet. They may not like the sensation of toilet paper or wipes, solid or liquid soaps. Touch and contact with bathroom furniture and flooring may also affect them.

Children who have reduced sensation may not notice when they are wet or soiled, and may enjoy the extra tactile experience from playing with their poo. They may like the feeling of wee and poo in their pants or nappy, or the contact provided by wearing a nappy. They may like exploring the sensations gained from playing with bathroom products.

Balance:

The balance system gives information about movement and where our body is in space.
Children who are upset by balance sensations may feel unsteady on the toilet, particularly if their feet can't reach the floor. The memory of previous experiences of feeling unstable can continue to affect their confidence. Some children may find an open space or gap at the side of the toilet affects their position sense, and they may feel more secure in toilet cubicles with walls on either side. The reflections from tiling or mirrors or changes in floor surfaces may make them feel unsteady.

Children who have reduced sensation or sensory seekers may feel a need to rock to stimulate their balance system, and find it difficult to sit still on the toilet.

Body awareness (Proprioception):

This sensation tells us where our body is in relation to the world around us, helping us know which parts of our body are moving and allowing us to control movements without looking. It also gives information about the pressure needed to manipulate objects.

Children who have increased awareness may have more sensation from sitting on the toilet, and they may be aware of the contrast of the hard toilet seat and the space inside. They may find these feelings uncomfortable or even painful.

Children who have reduced sensation seek increased stimulation and may enjoy the deep pressure they get from wearing a nappy. Nappies and tight clothing may increase the awareness of their body position and help coordinating movement. They may be unsure of their position on the toilet, or where to put their feet. Some children may try to feel their body better by pushing themselves back to feel the toilet cistern behind them.

Children often find wiping themselves difficult. This can be linked with difficulties in coordinating their movements and using the right amount of pressure to clean themselves.

Vision:

Sight provides information about objects and people around us, enabling us to define the boundaries of things we can see.
Children who have increased awareness of visual stimulation or sensory avoiders may struggle with the confusing amount of visual input in a bathroom. This can come from bright lights, reflections from tiling, mirrors, windows and bathroom fitments. They may be overwhelmed by the range of colourful toiletry products, towels or patterned flooring. This visual input may be distracting and sometimes cause anxiety and distress.

Children who have reduced awareness or sensory seekers may struggle with distinguishing what it is they are supposed to be focusing on in the bathroom, or may be actively seeking reflections or bright lighting.

Hearing:

Hearing provides information about whether sounds around us are loud, soft, high, low, near or far.
Children who are very sensitive to sound may struggle with the variety and volume of sounds within a bathroom. These include echoes, running water, flushing toilets, fans, etc. Some children may find the sound of wee or poo landing in the toilet worrying. Hand-dryers can be particularly difficult for many children, and can feel like a loud and painful sound. Toilets and bathrooms are often echoing places, especially in larger school and public toilets.

Children who have reduced sensation or are sensory seekers may be unaware of or actively seek out some of the sounds within the bathroom. They may enjoy the sound of the toilet flush, and they may want to play with this rather than using the toilet. Some may enjoy the noises that may echo in a bathroom.

Taste and smell:

This provides information about different types and varieties of smell; many of which are present in different bathroom products. The experience of smell is often an emotional experience and very individual.

A child who very sensitive may find certain smells unpleasant or distressing. These smells could include wee and poo, their own or other people's. There are often strong perfumes in toiletries and cleaning products and these can be overwhelming, especially in a small bathroom.

Children who have reduced sensation or sensory seekers may not notice the smell of wee or poo if they are wet or soiled. Some may actively seek out strong smells, and sniff or play with bathroom products. They might enjoy the smell of poo, and may explore this by smearing poo.

Body signals (Interoception):

There are receptors located throughout the inside of our body, which gather information from the body and send it to the brain. Our brain helps to make sense of these messages, and enables us to feel things such as a full bowel or bladder or if we are hungry or thirsty.

Many children may not notice these sensations, or may miss them completely. For some children, who get the sensations sometimes, they are more likely to be unaware of them if they are tired or getting sensory input from another source, such as a computer game, which can distract their attention.

The bowel and bladder are smooth muscles, and the sensory signals they send to the brain are like soft whispers in comparison to messages from other parts of the body.

Some children may seek increased sensation from their body, and gain a positive reaction to the feeling of a full bowel or bladder. Interoception is also linked to feeling our emotions.

How to help children with sensory needs:

It helps to understand a child's individual needs and create the right environment for them. Children often have different sensory needs, and it is helpful to explore a child's reactions to the different sensations they experience.

Consider ways to reduce a child's anxiety and help them to feel relaxed. Use distraction, stories, music, and a special toy.

Look at the environment and reduce stimulation the child finds upsetting.

If children need increased stimulation look at ways of providing this, or give alternatives.

Many children may benefit from a mixture of sensory inputs scheduled into their day.

How to adjust sensory input

Reactions to sensation can be affected by stress, previous memories and experience.
It can be helpful to build a scheduled mixture of sensory inputs into a child's daily routine. The aim of this is to help their nervous system feel better organised, and support with attention and performance through providing a mixture of calming, alerting and organising activities.

Calming

This is helped by activities to relax the nervous system, and reduce anxiety and sensory overload.
Examples include stress balls or fiddle toys, weighted mats, rocking chair, soothing smells, low level lighting, relaxing music, sleeping bags, blankets or cushions or deep pressure massage, and calming music.

Alerting

Activities to help with alerting the nervous system, with the aim of helping the child become more focused and attentive.
Examples include bright lighting, loud music, strong smells, messy play, running games, ball bouncing, trampoline or alerting sensory toys.

Ways to alter sensory inputs:

Tactile, balance and body position

Consider if the toilet seat is right, and if necessary experiment with an alternative shape or cover that gives a different tactile feeling. A padded seat may feel softer and warmer.

Consider the texture of toilet rolls or wipes and work out which the child is happy with.

Consider the temperature of the bathroom and how this might affect the toilet seat, floor and environment.

Provide toys and activities which offer extra tactile input if needed.

Build in more opportunity for movement activities, including bouncing on therapy balls, wheelbarrow walks, doing push-ups against walls or things that the child can fiddle with.

Consider increased experiences at other times to give more opportunity for movement, such as wobble cushions, beanbags.

Limited awareness of wee or poo in nappy or pants

Use a nappy liner pad/folded kitchen paper or pants worn inside the nappy to increase awareness of wetness

Limited awareness of body sensations - 'not feeling the need to go'

Use visual reminders, timers, phone alarms or a vibrating watch as an indicator to go to the toilet

For some children, letting them go without pants in the summer so they can see and feel when they have done a wee, and learn to connect this sensation with themselves

Positioning on the toilet and feeling secure

Use a foot stool (this is always a good idea!)

Use a toilet seat with a smaller hole, such as a children's toilet seat insert

Install a handrail, both sides if needed

Have feet marks on the floor or stool to show where the feet should go to help correct positioning

Use a lap-pad to increase body awareness (can help increase sensation from their legs through the pressure that's provided)

Use a rolled-up towel or a cut up foam swim tube behind them, to show them how far back they should sit, increase awareness and provide a feeling of security

Allow the child to squat on the toilet if that is the best position for them

Use a device that allows them to squat e.g. Squatty Potty

Flooring - impact on balance, vision or temperature

Cover tiled or patterned flooring with a non-slip mat

Avoid having too many changes or varieties in colour or texture

Anxiety about wee or poo touching or splashing on their body or clothes

Put a piece of toilet paper in the toilet before using it to reduce risk of splashes

Teach the child how far down to pull their trousers, pants or skirt

Child wearing disposable gloves to avoid contact with wee or poo

Using wet wipes for cleaning themselves (remember - most are not flushable!)

Wanting the sensation of wee or poo in nappy or pants as this gives increased tactile experience

Explore options to increase tactile sensory input in other ways, for example tightly fitting clothing or fiddle toys

Wanting the sensation of wearing a nappy - as it may be providing deep pressure

Allow the child to wear tight fitting pants, leggings or shorts, for some children you may need to do this over the nappy initially

Provide deep pressure in other ways - using weighted lap-pads or blankets, massage or tight clothing

Gradually reduce the tightness of the nappy as the child gets more confident

Bathroom environment

It is often important to try and create a low arousal environment so the child feels more safe and secure.

Sights:

For those upset by too much visual input:

Reduce the amount of visual information on the walls, and think about the need for calming colours for walls and towels

Reduce glare from lighting - small press-on lights or low wattage bulbs may be useful

Think about reflections, and whether mirrors need to be changed, covered or removed

Some children may wear sunglasses to reduce visual input and these may be useful in the bathroom

Reduce visual overload by putting toiletries or equipment in boxes or out of direct line of vision

For those needing increased visual input:

Bright lighting may be needed

Provide visually stimulating input for the child to see, such as charts, pictures, cartoons, sensory lights or ceiling mounted fiddle toys or mobiles!

Sounds:

The sound of the hand-dryer petrified him...until we realised that he never knew that it actually stopped ....explaining how it worked helped him understand and manage his fear - he then wanted to stay and count how long it lasted before stopping!

For those upset by too much noise:

Use ear-defenders, earplugs or headphones for accessing some bathrooms, particularly public toilets

Use curtains, mats or towels to reduce the impact of echoes in the bathroom

Putting a piece of toilet paper in the toilet prior to using it can decrease the sounds that weeing or pooing can make

Avoid or reduce the use of hand-dryers

If a child finds flushing distressing, try recording the sound of the flush, and using this to gradually desensitise them

For those who need increased sound input: Provide alternative things to provide auditory input if this is what the child is seeking, for example musical or other toys with interesting sounds

For repetitive flushing, include a visual cue for a single flush followed by a different enjoyable activity

Smells:

For those who are upset by smells:

Reduce smell input by using non-perfumed toiletries and cleaning products, and consider detergents used on towels

Use odour neutralisers

Install an extractor device and ensure good ventilation

Allow a child to take something they like with them to sniff to distract from other smells

For those wanting to experience and explore smells:

Increase smell input by using air-fresheners

Allow a child to have something with them to sniff to provide them with strong olfactory input, by using a wristband with perfume or essential oil or scratch-and-sniff stickers

Build in experience of olfactory stimulation in their daytime routine

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Occupational Therapy Advice (Sensory Support)

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This pack has been developed for those working with children in schools and/or at home with potential sensory difficulties. The aim is to help identify which senses may be impacted upon and why this may result in a child having difficulties dealing with certain sensory stimulus and/or environments.

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Free loan of specialist toys for disabled and terminally ill children

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Free loan of specialist toys for disabled and terminally ill children

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Newlife offers the free loan of specialist toys to families who have disabled and terminally ill children.

The Play Therapy Pods are a box of sensory toys, that can be delivered direct to the family’s door. They don’t means test, so specialist play pods are always provided on the basis of need.

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Children learn about the world around them through play, and families can often learn a lot about their child's needs through use of specialist toys. They can also encourage learning, improve relaxation, give enjoyment and distract from pain.

87% of families report the specialist toys improved relationships.
82% of parents had a better understanding of their child's needs.
77% enjoyed quality time as a family though play with appropriate toys

There are different categories of play pods to choose from, depending on the child's age, physical and learning abilities, and medical needs.

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Newlife offers the free loan of specialist toys like Play Therapy Pods to families who have disabled and terminally ill children.

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What is sensory processing?

The way we get information from our different senses, and what our brains do with it, is called sensory processing. We are all individuals and our brains process information slightly differently. This means we have different sensory likes and dislikes. Think about what food and drink you like and don't like. Some people love coffee, some people don't; some people love loud rock music, some people don't.

The sensory system within our bodies processes incoming information all day long and works hard to keep our system balanced. This is called sensory self-regulation. Regulating our sensory system allows us to feel comfortable and ready to take part in activities, such as playing, learning, exercise and sleeping.

Our Amazing Eight Senses
We have many different senses. The most well known are the five traditional senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch. In addition, we have 3 significant internal senses.

The three internal senses

Proprioception

Awareness of pressure and force on your body, and knowing where your body is in space/its location. Differences with proprioceptive processing mean you might bump into things or feel the need to chew or bite down on toys or clothing. You also might need to keep moving about even when others around you are sitting still.

Vestibular

Awareness of balance and movement. If you have a high threshold you may need to rock, spin or swing lots more than other people. If you have a low threshold you might avoid swings and movement altogether!

Interoception

Awareness and understanding of what's going on inside our bodies, such as how we feel hunger, pain, needing the toilet, or whether we are hot and cold. Interoception can also help us with body signals about how we are feeling emotionally. Someone with different interoception processing may feel these signals more acutely than others, or they may struggle to pick up these signals at all.

Sensory processing and ND

Lots of us have differences in sensory processing without it getting in the way of everyday life. However, the sensory processing differences in neurodivergent individuals can be much more significant; this can lead to great enjoyment as well as significant challenges. It can be extremely challenging for neurodivergent individuals' sensory systems to be well balanced in the noisy, busy and highly stimulating neurotypical world we live in.

Sometimes an individual might need more sensory information (hypo-sensitive) while others might need less information (hyper-sensitive) to feel "just right". These sensory processing differences and needs can change within the same person across each hour, week and month, depending on the person's environment and emotional and physical health.

These internal and environmental factors may lead to a person's sensory processing being quickly overwhelmed by what or how they are feeling. This can be called 'sensory overload'. This can then cause challenges in carrying out daily routines or activities.

This video helps us understand how a neurodivergent individual might experience an everyday experience such as visiting a shopping centre.

How sensory processing might look in ND children/young people

Sensory overload

Sensory overload can happen when things in the environment overstimulate an individual's senses, e.g. a hot crowded room or a smelly noisy dinner hall. There is suddenly so much information coming through our senses that our brains cannot separate the experiences, process them or manage them comfortably. This can cause challenges in carrying out daily routines or activities.

Most people experience sensory overload from time to time. However, neurodivergent individuals often experience sensory overload more often and more intensely. This can make it incredibly challenging for them to self-regulate their emotions.

Sensory overload and emotions

Someone experiencing sensory overload might have feelings of 'flight or fight', as well as overexcitement, irritability, anxiety, physical discomfort or fear. This may lead to the child/young person 'flipping their lid'.

Children and young people with sensory processing differences tend to experience emotions very differently to their peers and may respond to their emotions in ways that lead to social judgements e.g. meltdowns, anger or wanting to hide. Our emotions page has more information on emotions and neurodivergence.

Neurodivergent children may feel pressured to change themselves to fit in. This is known as masking, which can be exhausting and even harmful to a young person's health and well-being.

Sensory hangover

Some neurodivergent people describe experiencing 'sensory hangovers'; they can feel extremely emotional, stressed, overwhelmed and/or exhausted after being in highly stimulating environments, e.g. school, work, shopping centres, music concerts. When they return home, the individual may want to be in a quiet, dimly light space and find it challenging to talk or interact with others due to the strong sensory overwhelm and fatigue they are experiencing. It's important that we honour and advocate for children's sensory differences and the adaptions needed.

Sensory regulation and autonomy

Ultimately, the aim is for you/your child to have sensory autonomy - the ability to understand and advocate for your own sensory differences and needs. Individual help is likely to be needed to understand the human senses, personal sensory processing and individual sensory needs. This may take time and be worked on over several years.

In the meantime, you, as a young person or parent/carer, can make small changes to your environment and daily routine to help accommodate for sensory differences, likes and dislikes. You may already have developed some strategies and sensory routines to help keep regulated which is great.

My teenage son will often get very distressed and ask me to turn out the lights because he struggles with this. It can also be calming for autistic children to have a sensory tent. They can also struggle with body position and movement. Read more

Emily, parent

Support Strategies

It will take time to learn about your/your child's individual sensory preferences before working out which strategies to try. Please don't expect big changes overnight. It can take several months for sensory strategies to be used effectively. Try to persist with strategies but you can always leave a strategy and come back to it if it doesn't work straightaway.

For things that are essential in your everyday life, such as putting on clothes or going to school, it can help to identify individual likes and dislikes, e.g. light levels, noise levels, textures. It may help to use physical objects or pictures to help identify and express these likes and dislikes.

You can then accommodate these sensory preferences across your life, both at home and school. It may help, in some situations, to keep encouraging different sensory stimuli experiences. This can help reduce anxiety; completely avoiding situations can sometimes make it worse in the long run. But it's really important that when they do these things, you have strategies in place to make them bearable and for the child/young person to communicate if it's too much.

It's OK to be different from other people - to help reduce stress in your/your child's life, it can be ok to make choices that suit individual sensory preferences.

Try not to judge

Do not judge or presume you know how that individual is feeling. Try to ask them how it feels and what they need, if they are able to tell you.

Reduce the demands

Simple every day activities can place huge demand on ND individuals, e.g. getting dressed/changed, brushing teeth, stopping one activity and starting another.

Reduce any unnecessary demands on the individual where you can, e.g. keep it to things they really need to do, particularly in challenging moments. This can help reduce anxiety.

Adapt the environment

Lots of sensory needs can be accommodated for with a little preparation at both home and school/education.
Labels can be cut out of clothes and some schools now accept jogging bottoms as part of their uniform. Lights can be dimmed, coloured or used differently throughout the day. Schools can offer a distraction-free, uncluttered area to work.

Try to keep calm

Try to keep your emotions and communication calm. Use very little language and pause in between your sentences. You may need to repeat what you're saying, slowly and calmly with pauses in between.

Use accessories

Ear defenders are now widely available and can reduce noise to a bearable level for a neurodivergent individuals. Fiddle toys help keep fingers busy! Your local Occupational Therapist will be able to support with other equipment needs such as wobble cushions to sit on, weighted cushions or blankets, or safe chewable toys.

Clear start and end

Have a clear beginning and end for sensory tasks that can't be avoided. For example, use a sand timer for teeth brushing or tell your child the noise will have finished by the time you've counted to ten or sung a song.

Sensory routine

A sensory routine is where specific activities are routinely put into place each day to proactively meet the individual's sensory interests and needs. For example, starting the day with some soft coloured lighting to wake up to; having a smelly toy to smell on the journey to school each day; doing a physical activity that includes a lot of jumping for 5 minutes straight after school; ending the day with a warm bath and lots of time to play with water.

You/your child could make a list of a range of sensory experiences/activities you/they like and you create a routine together to fit these in across your daily activities. The activities that work well for you/your child will be highly individual and may take some experimentation to find what you/they enjoy most.

Proactively allowing opportunities to meet and exercise sensory interests will decrease anxiety across the day and support the ability to focus and engage in other more challenging activities.

Sensory checklist

Create a sensory checklist to help work out what changes can be made. Complete this yourself/together with the young person where possible.

You could use this from STARS

Sensory circuits

Sensory circuits can significantly help keep an individual's overall anxiety and dysregulation levels down.
Example sensory circuit info and ideas for home STARS

Support from peers

Reach out for support from other parents/people with lived experiences to problem solve together. Someone else will have been there and will have ideas to offer! Local and national support groups can be found here

Plan ahead and prepare

It can help to plan ahead and adjust your routine/activities before hand. For example:

If you know your child doesn't like noisy, busy supermarkets, choose to go earlier when it is quieter, or find out if and when your shop has a designated quiet time. Alternatively, go alone, if and when you can.

Plan your trips out and incorporate lots of movement breaks, or squeeze in a trip to a park or playground when you can - it doesn't have to be for long.

Talk to your child about what they might experience beforehand. Can we change anything to help? E.g., if you are going to a birthday party where there are likely triggers e.g., balloons or sudden singing, perhaps speak to the parents beforehand about whether balloons could be avoided or kept in one room? Could you take some sensory toys and/or ear defenders?

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The way we process and react to sensory information (e.g. noise, taste, touch) can differ in neurodivergent individuals. Find out more about sensory processing and neurodivergence, including support strategies/information here.

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This can be found on the App Store and Google Play. It generates white noise which can be helpful to those who are sensitive to environmental sounds and noise. (other similar apps are available).

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The best free White Noise app keeps getting better!

Do you have trouble going to sleep? Are you traveling on a plane and need a quick power nap? Does your newborn baby wake up in the middle of the night? There are numerous benefits to using White Noise:

* Helps you sleep by blocking distractions
* Relaxes and reduces stress
* Pacifies fussy and crying babies
* Increases focus while enhancing privacy
* Soothes headaches and migraines
* Masks tinnitus (ringing of the ears)

Even when you're asleep, your brain is constantly scanning and listening for sounds. If it's too quiet, unwanted noises such as faucet drips or police sirens can interrupt your sleep. White Noise generates sounds over a wide range of frequencies, masking those noise interruptions, so you can not only fall asleep, but stay asleep.

SOUND CATALOG

Air Conditioner, Airplane Travel, Amazon Jungle, Beach Waves Crashing, Blowing Wind, Blue Noise, Boat Swaying in Water, Brown Noise, Camp Fire, Cars Driving, Cat Purring, Chimes Chiming, City Streets, Clothes Dryer, Crickets Chirping, Crowded Room, Dishwasher Rinsing, Extreme Rain Pouring, Frogs at Night, Grandfather Clock, Hair Dryer Blowing, Heartbeat, Heavy Rain Pouring, Light Rain Pouring, Ocean Waves Crashing, Oscillating Fan, Pink Noise, Rain on Car Roof, Rain Storm, Running Shower, Running Water, Stream Water Flowing, Thunder Storm, Tibetan Singing Bowl, Train Ride, Vacuum Cleaner, Violet Noise, Water Dripping, Water Sprinkler, White Noise

APPLICATION FEATURES

* 50+ perfectly looped sounds with additional free sound downloads from the White Noise Market app or website: https://whitenoisemarket.com/
* Background audio support so you can use other apps while listening.
* Record and professionally loop sounds without being an audio engineer!
* Revolutionary Mix Pad editor for creating new soundscapes like a DJ with support for adjusting sound position, sound variance, volume, and pitch of each individual sound in the mix
* Upload and Share your recordings and mixes with the White Noise Market app
* Full screen digital clock with multiple colors and brightness controls makes it the perfect companion for any nightstand
* All screen resolutions supported including iPhone X, iPhone 5-8+, and iPad
* Portrait and Landscape orientations supported.
* Advanced alarm and timer system that slowly fades audio in and out so you awake naturally feeling more refreshed
* On-screen media player and volume controls with swipe gesture support for navigating sound collection
* Heart favorite sounds and mixes in the sound catalog for quick access using the Favorites view
* Set Music alarms that slowly fade in so you wake refreshed
* AirPlay sounds to Bluetooth devices or Apple TV
* Remote media controls on lock screen and headphones
* Advanced controls for volume, balance, pitch, mixing with iPod music, looping the playlist, custom alarm snooze times, and more
* Upgrade to the full version to remove advertising.

PRESS REVIEWS

White Noise has been featured by popular TV shows (Today Show, Dr. Oz Show, FOX&Friends, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), major media outlets (NBC News Today, Health Magazine, The Washington Post, NY Times, CNET, Esquire, PC Magazine), and raved about by millions of satisfied customers. Visit our website at https://www.tmsoft.com/ for more details.

UPGRADE

White Noise was created for the original iPhone in 2008 by TMSOFT and has been continuously updated with new features. Download the full version of White Noise to remove advertising and add additional features including Apple TV & Apple Watch support. Just tap the + button and "Upgrade" to learn more.

MORE INFO

Download new sounds at https://whitenoisemarket.com/

Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WhiteNoiseApp

Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/whitenoiseapp

Support and FAQ info at https://www.tmsoft.com/white-noise/support/

v8.0.21
- Support for latest iOS versions

v8.0 Introduces the Sleep Log, where you can view your sleep habits and listening stats for your favorite sounds. This feature is optional and can be disabled in the Settings menu. We have also made many changes under the hood that allows us to provide better organizational features users have been asking for. Those features will be available in the near future. In addition, we have included several bug fixes discovered in previous versions.

Puts me to sleep every night

Be sure to get the White Noise Market app if you get this, with both of them you have the best and widest selection of free sounds you can get on apps like these hands down. If you've already tried of all the sleep apps that lock out all the good sounds unless you pay, you'll really appreciate this one. Tons of free sounds publicly uploaded and some uploaders even take requests. Even the premium sounds are free at a slightly lower quality. You'll find anything from beautiful thunderstorms to some dude squishing puddy in his hands. After you've found all the sounds you can search for on the market you can put them all into your own mix, change the pitch, position where you want the sounds to be. i like letting the sounds roam around freely in my headphones and you can even change the speed at which the sounds move around. I love how much freedom this app combined with the Market gives you for free. I'll spend my money on the premium version of this before I spend a penny on the other apps trying to sell me a limited amount of sounds i can't even preview in a mix first. Glad I got this one and I can delete all the other apps i've tried. The fact this app has helped me sleep for the past couple months while being diverse enough that i can always try something new with it deserves all my appreciation

My White Noise Review As to Why You Should With Emphasis Download This App

I really truly do love this app because I can use it anywhere I am, even if I'm in a hotel in a big hotel room, where there's lots of other people around me so that I can both fall asleep and stay with emphasis asleep at night without interruption and problems from babies screaming to babies crying in anger and frustration of hunger and chaos, somebody vomiting in the middle of the night, early, early, early, early morning vomiting to somebody using the toilet or taking a shower really early in the day, your house alarm going off downstairs because you're still asleep at 9:45 AM and somebody downstairs got up at like 9:30 AM to a door being opened at night because somebody is freaking out because an epileptic person is seizing and having a seizure, from somebody making a bunch of noise next to you to somebody talking next to you while you're trying to fall asleep or are asleep and you're telling them to please be quiet, please stop talking, be quiet, stop talking, please shut it, shut it, shut up, please shut up, etc. Obviously, don't ever say shut up to somebody, instead, say, hush, please hush, or please remain quiet, please get quiet, asap, as soon as possible, fast, and quick, quickly.

Still in love

Everyone should have this app then learn how to use it to make your life better. I've had this app since my first smart phone and I still love it. We have 8 children now and I love to travel and visit a variety of places. This app makes it so easy to help them have a good nights sleep wherever we are. We can all sleep in the same room if needed and not be terribly worried we'll wake up like sleep-deprived Zombies. I absolutely love the clock feature! When in landscape, I'm able to see the time from across the room with a color of my choice conducive to our needs. This is especially helpful if the phone needs to be particularly close to a certain child. It is so nice to see the time at anytime through out the night without even touching my device. It is my travel sanity. It is also handy when mom (or anyone) needs to catch a nap, but the background noise is a bit too much (even when they are trying to be quiet) or I need to be in the same room, but want to override their whispers to concentrate better.

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‎Do you have trouble going to sleep? Are you traveling on a plane and need a quick power nap? Does your newborn baby wake up in the middle of the night? There are numerous benefits to using White Noise: * Helps you sleep by blocking distractions * Relaxes and reduces stress * Pacifies fussy and cryi...

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Information and support about Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

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WHO WE ARE

We are the UK's only registered charity dedicated to raising awareness and furthering information about Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. As a not-for-profit, we work to provide individuals, parents, carers and medical professionals with up-to-date relevant information, research and support.

We want to empower parents and carers to feel confident about being advocates for the children in their care.

OUR MISSION

We want to remove the uncertainty, ambiguity and frustration experienced by parents, carers and individuals over obtaining a diagnosis and treatment by providing general advice that may improve their journey.

Equally, we are committed to supporting medical professionals across varying specialities, by equipping them with the information they need to ensure that their patients receive an early diagnosis and have access to appropriate care.

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OUR VISION

We want to make ARFID universally known, and understood.

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Ten simple sensory strategies for Autistic children

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Ten simple sensory strategies for Autistic children

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Ten simple sensory strategies for Autistic children from the National Autistic Society

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Corinna Laurie, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist at the National Autistic Society and Director of Evolve Children's Therapy Services Ltd, gives some simple strategies to target sensory processing differences.
1. For the child who is overwhelmed by excessive noise, try offering them ear defenders, calming ear buds or allow then to use an MP3 player whilst concentrating.

2. For the child who becomes agitated by touch, allow them to stand at the front or back of the queue to avoid being bumped. Allow them to transition to the next lesson three minutes before others, to avoid corridor collisions.

3. For the child who finds it difficult to sit still, include regular movement breaks, try alternative seating, for example wobble cushions/stools to allow fidgety movement. Always have a variety of fiddle toys available to aid focus.

4. For the child who seeks hugs, try Lycra undergarments, rash vests and rugby base layers that are cheaply available from many sports outlets. Weighted lap pads and blow up canoe chairs are also useful.

5. For the child who finds black print on a white background difficult to read, change the paper to a buff colour and consider the font. This is less stressful on the eyes. Consider your presentation layout for PowerPoints too.

6. If a child is overwhelmed by smell, use a sweatband with a drop of oil, shampoo, or perfume/aftershave that they like. Allow the student to take this with them to mask the smell they find uncomfortable.

7. Food play should be encouraged for those children with a limited diet. There should be no pressure on the child and this should not be done at mealtimes. The aim is purely to reduce the fear of food.

8. The use of a quiet, calming room/space within the classrooms and at home are essential for calming. Use a pop-up tent, blanket over a table or under a cabin bed. Add bean-bags and other sensory equipment/toys.

9. For children who want to chew, offer alternatives like commercially available chew toys, crunchy bread sticks or carrot sticks. Drinks in a sport bottle also help those seeking oral input.

10. For children who dislike having their teeth brushed, try a vibrating toothbrush, Collis Curve toothbrush (this cleans all surfaces in one movement) and use unflavoured toothpaste such as Oranurse.

Further information
Laurie, C. (2022) Why is occupational therapy important for autistic children? Laurie, C. (2022) Sensory and Motor Strategies (3rd edition)

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Corinna Laurie sets out some strategies to support sensory processing

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Sensory processing difficulties - short videos

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Sensory processing difficulties - short videos

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Virtual therapy area - use the + symbol against each sub section to open the video clips.

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Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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What is the Sensory Service?

The Sensory Service is a multi-disciplinary team based at the Ryegate Children's Centre in Sheffield. We aim to help parents, carers, school staff and young people to have a better understanding of sensory processing and how this impacts on every day life. We provide information and advice on how to adapt activities and the environment to support children's sensory needs. The team includes Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy.

What is sensory processing?

Sensory processing is the way that our body takes in and makes sense of information. Our senses include hearing, vision, touch, taste and smell, as well as vestibular processing (which helps with balance and movement), proprioception (which is the awareness of our body in the space around it), and interoception (our awareness of our internal body feelings). We use our senses every day to interact with the world.

What might happen when sensory processing becomes a problem?

Children might find sensory information overwhelming and they might struggle to cope with certain sensory experiences. They may try to avoid certain things, people or places.

Children might find everyday tasks difficult to tolerate, such as showering, wearing certain clothes, eating or teeth-brushing.

Children may seek out sensations to help them to regulate in a way that creates a problem in another way, (for example, needing to move a lot during lessons).

When children are overwhelmed by sensory information it can make it more difficult for them to communicate their needs.

Sensory sensitivities can lead to higher stress and anxiety levels in a child. This in turn can mean they're more tuned into sensory information and can become overwhelmed more easily.

Children may present differently from one day to the next and their sensory needs may be context specific or be influenced by other factors, such as mood, tiredness or stress levels.

Who is the service for?

The service is for any child aged 3-16 years, living in Sheffield, who is having day to day difficulties because of the way that they process sensory information. Children known to the CAMHS Learning Disability service will be re-directed to CAMHS Occupational Therapy, if needing support beyond Universal Provision.

What is the Virtual Therapy Area?

The Virtual Therapy Area is our universal provision, the first level of service for all families. It aims to provide parents and carers with knowledge, ideas and strategies to support your child or young person with sensory needs that may be impacting on their every day life. These resources are primarily aimed at supporting children who are neuro-divergent; for example, your child may have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) or a combination of these. However, your child may not have any diagnosis, but may present with sensory needs that are creating challenges in everyday life. Or your child might have a different diagnosis and also have sensory needs that are impacting on their day to day life.

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists states "The term Sensory Processing Disorder is not recognized as an independent diagnosis...and should be avoided" (RCOT Informed View, 2021). Therefore, at the Sheffield Sensory Service, we do not formally assess or provide diagnosis of Sensory Processing Disorder. Our focus is to offer sensory interventions that support a child's sensory needs by adapting tasks or the environment, and by improving a child's capacity for self-regulation.

In addition to the virtual resources, our multi-disciplinary team deliver sensory training to Sheffield schools and educational establishments, and we are aiming to support all schools in Sheffield to be 'sensory accessible'.

If you need these resources in a different language, look at the bottom of the page for a guide to Google Translate.

How to use these resources

Translating information to your home language: Google Translate

1) Click the Google Translate button:

2) Click on your home language. The text will then change

Google Translate may not translate all words correctly. Please contact us on 0114 271 7645 if you have any questions about the text.

Translating information to your home language: subtitles

1) Click the subtitles icon

2) Click the settings icon then ' subtitles/CC'

3) Click Auto-translate

4) Choose your language

You need to turn on the subtitles for all the videos.

The subtitles are translated through YouTube. Some words may not be translated correctly. Please contact us on 0114 271 7617 if you have any questions about the videos. We can arrange a telephone call with an interpreter if needed.

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Sensory processing difficulties - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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What is the Sensory Service? The Sensory Service is a multi-disciplinary team based at the Ryegate Children's Centre in Sheffield. We aim to help parents, carers, school staff and young people to have a better understanding of sensory processing and how this impacts on every day life.

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Understanding your child's sensory processing (Introduction)

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Understanding your child's sensory processing (Introduction)

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Part 1 - Introduction

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Sensory processing - part 1 - intro to sensory processing

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Understanding your child's sensory processing (The Eight Senses)

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Understanding your child's sensory processing (The Eight Senses)

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Part 2 - The Eight Senses

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Sensory processing - part 2 - the senses

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Understanding your child's sensory processing (Strategies)

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Sensory processing - part 3 - strategies

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What Therapists Wished That Every Family Knew

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Would you like to know the tips about sensory differences that therapists wish that every family knew? Listen in as five experienced Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioners discuss solutions and strategies for daily life people with sensory integration or sensory processing difficulties.

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Hear from William and his real life experiences

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Hear from William and his real life experiences

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Listen to William who has kindly produced the following videos to provide an insight in to his experience of Sensory Processing and Autism.

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Connect NHS - Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire

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Videos - Humber Sensory Processing Hub - Connect NHS

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Videos Welcome to our video resource section. William has kindly produced the following video’s to provide us with an insight into his experience of Sensory Processing and Autism.Please view either the individual video clips of William discussing certain topics, or watch the full video that is located at the bottom of the page. https://youtu.be/3bKuoH8CkFc Why

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Useful information from a UK Healthcare Provider

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Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Useful information from a UK Healthcare Provider

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Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Useful information from a UK Healthcare Provider

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Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Free expert help from parents and carers

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Free expert help from parents and carers

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A supportive online community of parents and carers with sensory integration qualified therapists on hand to answer your queries and concerns. Forum, videos and downloads included.

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Eating top tips for parents/carers of children with sensory issues

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What are our senses and what do they do?

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Here you will find some simple tips on how to make the process of cutting your child’s nails, a positive experience.

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Bathing and showering advice.

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Information about children chewing, and some strategies to help.

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Tooth Brushing Strategies

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Bedtime and Sleep advice.

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A practical approach at home for parents / carers.

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A practical approach at home for parents / carers.

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Sensory Processing - a guide for parents 

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Sensory Processing - a guide for parents 

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Introduction to Sensory Processing Presentation

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This guide provides in-depth information on each sensory system, with supporting strategies.

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This e-learning introduces sensory processing: what it is and why it matters and is intended to be used by a wide variety of practitioners especially those working directly with Disabled Children and Young People and those with Special Educational Needs.

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Sensory Processing: What it is and why it matters - The RISE Partnership: Research and Improvement for SEND Excellence

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This e-learning introduces sensory processing: what it is and why it matters and is intended to be used by a wide variety of practitioners especially those working directly with Disabled Children and Young People and those with Special Educational Needs.

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Dealing with child behaviour problems. Try these simple tips and tricks, formulated by researchers and NHS mental health experts, which are backed by science and proven to work with families.

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Tips and tricks to help with challenging behaviour

Formulated by Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke and the POP-UP team, these tips and tricks are backed by science and proven to work with families.

Tips and tricks to help with emotions

These videos focus on emotions and are formulated by Professor Andrea Danese and colleagues at the Maudsley CAMHS Trauma, Anxiety and Depression clinic. They are drawn from Cognitive Behavioural-Therapy (CBT) principles used to help young people who experience anxiety or depression.

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Parenting Tips & Tricks - Families Under Pressure - Maudsley Charity

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A guide with simple tips and tricks for parents on dealing with challenging behaviour and negative emotions, developed by researchers & NHS mental health experts.

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Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health and Care NHS (HWHCT_NHS)

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Sensory Processing  - What is a Sensory Diet

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The fun way to help avoidant, picky or fussy eaters

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Supporting an anxious child - Bridge the Gap 

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Supporting an anxious child - Bridge the Gap 

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Coping Tools for anxiety support and regulation. Activities and resources.

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Coping Tools | Anxiety Support | Regulation | Activities

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Free downloads and ideas to introduce coping tools and strategies to children. Coping tools aren’t there to stop an emotion, they are there to be able to help us cope whilst the emotion is there, helping to reduce fear of emotions and nurture a growth mindset and emotional resilience.