Question 1

What is the ASD Sensory Needs Map and how can it help my child?

Accepted Answer

The ASD Sensory Needs Map is a comprehensive tool designed to identify your child's sensitivities across different sensory areas for better day-to-day support. It helps parents and caregivers understand their child's sensory profile by mapping hypersensitive, typical, and hyposensitive responses to visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory, vestibular, and proprioceptive stimuli.

Question 2

What are the different sensitivity levels tracked in the sensory map?

Accepted Answer

The sensory map tracks three sensitivity levels: Hypersensitive (too sensitive, marked in red), Typical (normal response, marked in green), and Hyposensitive (not very sensitive, marked in orange). This helps identify how your child responds to different sensory inputs across all seven senses.

Question 3

Which sensory areas are covered in the ASD Sensory Needs Map?

Accepted Answer

The map covers seven key sensory areas: Vision (light, color, movement), Hearing (noises, sounds, volume), Touch (textures, contacts, clothing), Smell (scents and fragrances), Taste (flavors, food textures), Vestibular (balance, movement), and Proprioception (body position, pressure).

Question 4

What self-regulation strategies does the sensory map include?

Accepted Answer

The sensory map includes self-regulation strategies for various environments: at home, at school, on the move, and during social events. It also provides guidance for handling sensory overload situations, including warning signs to watch for, soothing techniques, and things to avoid.

Question 5

How do I document what disturbs or helps my child in each sensory area?

Accepted Answer

For each of the seven sensory areas, the map provides sections to document 'What's disturbing' (marked with ❌) and 'What helps' (marked with ✅). This allows you to record specific triggers and effective interventions for your child's unique sensory needs.

Question 6

Can I save and print the completed sensory needs map?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the ASD Sensory Needs Map includes functionality to save, print, and reset the form. You can also add contact person information and track when the assessment was completed and by whom, making it easy to share with healthcare providers, teachers, and other support team members.

Sensory Needs Map

📊 S ensitivity legend

🎯 S ensory profile by sense

View

Hearing

Touch

Smell

Taste

Vestibular

Proprioception

💡 S elf-regulation strategies

🏠 At home

🏫 At school

🚗 On the move

🎉 Social events

🚨 In case of sensory overload