Sensory Room

How to spot a sensory seeker and what a sensory room can offer.

Sensory-Based Behaviors:​

• Rocking in seat​
• Bouncing​
• Rip paper when writing​
• Sitting on knees or feet​
• Difficulty standing in line or near other kids​
• Constantly touching other people or objects​
• Walks on toes​
• Fidgeting​
• In constant motion

IF UNDERAROUSED… ​

• Stronger modalities ​
• Fast, regular, repetitive type movement ​
• Linear vestibular movement & deep-touch/ proprioceptive input ​
• Brightly lit rooms, colors, & fast rhythms & songs

IF OVERAROUSED… ​

• Inhibition techniques ​
• Slow, rhythmic, repetitive activities ​
• Deep-touch/ proprioceptive, resistive input ​
• Neutral warmth or swaddling ​
• Declutter & organize, low lighting, quiet enclosed rooms, slow rhythmic songs

A Sensory Room is a therapeutic space designed with equipment and activities to meet the emotional, behavioral, and sensory needs of students.​

A Sensory Protocol is a carefully designed, personalized activity plan that is tailored to the student’s sensory needs while using the sensory room.

The Super Self ™ Sensory Room

• A physically and emotionally safe and therapeutic space to address sensory regulation needs and support a trauma-informed school community​
• Multi-disciplinary (OT, Behavior, Speech, Special Ed) collaboration​
• A multi-tiered approach to self-regulation that addresses the whole child​
• Equipped with tailored sensory equipment and activities that are designed to benefit specific sensory processing difficulties ​
• Meets students’ sensory, emotional, behavioral, and academic needs

​The Outcomes

• Increased academic and social engagement​
• Reduced disproportional identification​
• Maximized inclusive practices through multi-tiered classroom and school-based programming​
• Increased participation within the least restrictive environment