Sensory Supports

We all interpret the world through our senses. Yet, each of has different thresholds of tolerance. Children (or adults!) who experience trauma, prenatal substance exposure, premature birth, or other challenges may need even more accommodations and supports to help them adapt comfortably to their environments. The most important sensory support of all? Play! Please reference our ADHD/ADD, Autism Spectrum, Food Issues/Nutrition, Neurofeedback, Play, Prenatal Substance Exposure, Neurodiversity and Trauma pages for more resources.

Learn about the power and importance of your own touch in this fun ORPARC Short Supports video below! View the entire Short Supports collection here.

“This child did not need to 'change his behaviors' ...We needed to remember that behaviors are a message, a symptom—not a diagnosis.” ~Carol Kranowitz, The Out of Sync Child

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Sensory-Related Materials in ORPARC's Library

Videos & Podcasts

Support those Senses!

Regulating the Body With Sensory Based Intervention Part I & Part II by Robyn Gobbel

Sensory Needs by ORPARC Staff

Riley the Brave's Sensational Senses: Help for Sensory & Emotional Challenges by Jessica Sinarski


A Kids Book About Nervous System Regulation by Dr Joy Malik-Hasbrook


Meet the Overs and the Unders: An Activity Book to Help Children Understand Their Sensory Needs by Jackie Brown Otr/l


The Goodenoughs Get in Sync: 5 Family Members Overcome their Special Sensory Issues by Carol Kranowitz


Listening to My Body: A guide to helping kids understand the connection between their sensations (what the heck are those?) and feelings so that they can get better at figuring out what they need. & en español by Gabi Garcia