What have YOU done to reduce sensory overwhelm?
Let’s build a bank of ideas in the replies.
What have YOU done to reduce sensory overwhelm?
Let’s build a bank of ideas in the replies.
• Soften lighting
• Give warnings for transitions
• Allow sensory-friendly uniform options
• Create calm corners
• Reduce strong smells
• Soften lighting
• Give warnings for transitions
• Allow sensory-friendly uniform options
• Create calm corners
• Reduce strong smells
Sudden transitions with no prep?
That’s a recipe for anxiety and dysregulation.
Sudden transitions with no prep?
That’s a recipe for anxiety and dysregulation.
Noise + touch + unpredictability in corridors = sensory overload central.
They’re not being slow—they’re overwhelmed.
Noise + touch + unpredictability in corridors = sensory overload central.
They’re not being slow—they’re overwhelmed.
Strong cleaning products, perfume, packed lunches.
Overwhelming smells can cause nausea, shutdowns, even meltdowns.
Strong cleaning products, perfume, packed lunches.
Overwhelming smells can cause nausea, shutdowns, even meltdowns.
Flickering. Buzzing. Harsh glare.
They’re not just annoying—some ND children find them debilitating.
Flickering. Buzzing. Harsh glare.
They’re not just annoying—some ND children find them debilitating.
School bells, PA systems, scraping chairs.
It’s a full-on assault to a sensitive system.
Think: noise = stress = “behaviour.”
School bells, PA systems, scraping chairs.
It’s a full-on assault to a sensitive system.
Think: noise = stress = “behaviour.”
Tags, stiff collars, seams.
These can cause real distress for ND kids.
If a child refuses to wear it—it’s not rebellion, it’s discomfort.
Tags, stiff collars, seams.
These can cause real distress for ND kids.
If a child refuses to wear it—it’s not rebellion, it’s discomfort.