The sensory guide
A guide to the room, before your first visit
Read it with your child if that helps. Nothing in the room is fixed: if something is too much, tell us and we change it.
Look
Warm lamps and daylight through sheer curtains. We can dim any of it, or turn it off.
Listen
Rugs and curtains soften the echo. We can close the door, switch off the fan or keep it open.
Touch
Fidgets, cushions and a weighted lap pad are in the basket. Nothing has to be touched.
Photos
The room, one corner at a time
Sample photos, to show what each corner is for. Your family's guide uses photos of our own room.
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Sample photos.
A session in order
From the car to the door and back
So no step is a surprise.
Step 1: Before you come
We send this guide and a short note you can read together. Tell us anything your child needs to know first.
Step 2: At the door
Arrive when you are ready; there is a quiet corner if you need a few minutes. Your clinician says hello at your child's speed.
Step 3: In the room
Your clinician names what will happen and when it will end. The end time is the same every visit.
Step 4: When it is time to go
We give a few minutes' warning, then a goodbye that is the same each time. A parent gets a short word after.
Ask us
Things you can ask us to change
You never need to explain why.
Dim or switch off a light
Turn the fan or the white noise off
Keep the door open
Stand, walk or sit on the floor
Keep shoes, a hat or headphones on
Bring your own comfort item
Take a break and come back
Switch to video with the camera off
Tell us what helps your child.
The more you tell us before the first visit, the less your child has to explain.