Seeing the Best: A Strengths-Based Approach to Your Child’s Sensory Patterns Module 3
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What will we learn?
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- Describe the strengths based approach.
- Recognize your unique sensory patterns using a strengths-based lens.
- Identify your child’s unique sensory patterns using a strengths-based lens.
Listen here!
A Strength-Based Approach
- Focus on what your child can do, not just what’s hard.
- Build on your child’s natural talents and interests.
- Encourage your child’s growth through positivity.
Focus on what your child’s sensory system does well. See differences as unique ways of experiencing the world. Build skills by starting from areas of comfort and interest.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
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A strength-based approach is a way of supporting children that focuses on their abilities, talents, and interests--rather than only challenges.
What does strength-based mean?
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Subtitle
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A Strength-Based Approach
Why does the strength-based approach matter?
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A strength-based approach ...- helps children feel safe and understood.
- guides learning and coping.
- builds confidence instead of stress.
Listen here!
How do we shift our thinking to a strength-based approach?
Listen here!
How does a strength-based approach relate to sensory processing?
Instead of asking: “Why can’t my child sit still?” Try asking: “How can I use my child’s need for movement to help them learn?”
Title
Start hereI
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Write a brief description here
Focus on what your child’s sensory system does well. See differences as unique ways of experiencing the world. Build skills by starting from areas of comfort and interest.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Title
Write a brief description here
Title
Write a brief description here
Sensory Pattern
High
Listen here!
Seeker
Bystander
Threshold
Sensor
Avoider
Low
Passive
Active
Self-regulation strategies
Click here!
Sensory Pattern
High
Seeker
→ good energy
Listen here!
Bystander
→ deep focus
Threshold
Sensor
→ strong visual memory
Avoider
→ thrive in structure
Low
Passive
Active
Self-regulation strategies
Click here!
Sensory Pattern
High
Listen here!
Bystander
→ multisensory
Seeker
→ movement breaks
Threshold
Sensor
→ skills
Avoider
→ quiet area
Low
Passive
Active
Self-regulation strategies
Listen here!
Click here!
Strength-based Approach
Sensory Clues
Listen here!
Listen here!
What are sensory clues?
Why pay attention to sensory clues?
Sensory Clues
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Why pay attention to sensory clues? Sensory clues… Help us understand what feels calming or overwhelming. Allows us to empathize with what our child is experiencing Guide us to create activities and environments where both parent and child thrive.
Signals from our body and behavior that show how we respond to sights, sounds, touch, movement, taste, and smells. Everyone has sensory patterns — children and adults.
Flip card!
Title
Title
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Sensory Pattern
High
Sensor
Avoider
Bystander
Seeker
Click here!
Threshold
Low
Passive
Active
Self-regulation strategies
Sensory Clue:Examples
Choose!
Child
Adult
Sensory Clues: Adult Examples
High
Listen here!
Feeling calmer after a walk or stretch → need for movement
Craving coffee, gum, or crunchy snacks for alertness → need for sensory input to the mouth
Threshold
Loving soft clothes → sensitivity to certain types of touch
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Covering ears in loud places→ sensitivity to sounds
Low
Sensory Clues
Click here!
High
Listen here!
Rocking, spinning, or jumping → need for movement.
Craving hugs or leaning on people → need for pressure
Threshold
Showing fascination with textures → need for touch
Exhibiting strong reactions to smells → sensitivity to cetain smells
Low
Listen here!
Listen here!
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Questions to consider
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What self-regulation strategies (or sensory habits) help you feel calm, focused, or energized?
Title
Title
How do your child’s preferences show their sensory needs?
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Subtitle
Subtitle
Flip card!
Click here!
Click here!
Title
Title
Do you notice any similarities (or differences) between you and your child?
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
How do your child’s behaviors show their sensory needs?
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Subtitle
Subtitle
Listen here!
Listen here!
Listen here!
“Your child’s sensory world holds hidden strengths. When we build on them, we create pathways to growth, joy, and connection.”
Key Takeaways
Listen here!
Appreciate that processing differences can be strengths.
Understand that everyone has sensory needs.
Pay attention to how our own clues helps us better understand our children’s clues.
Consider using sensory preferences as tools for learning and calming.
Celebrate the unique ways your child engages with the world.
Recognize that sensory clues builds stronger connections.
Listen here!
“When we understand the sensory world—our own and our child’s—we create more calm, connection, and joy at home.”
What have we learned?
Listen here!
- Describe the strengths based approach.
- Recognize your unique sensory patterns using a strengths-based lens.
- Identify your child’s unique sensory patterns using a strengths-based lens.
Thank You!
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Seeing the Best: A Strengths-Based Approach to Your Child’s Sensory Patterns Module 3
Begin
Click here!
What will we learn?
Listen here!
Listen here!
A Strength-Based Approach
Focus on what your child’s sensory system does well. See differences as unique ways of experiencing the world. Build skills by starting from areas of comfort and interest.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Listen here!
A strength-based approach is a way of supporting children that focuses on their abilities, talents, and interests--rather than only challenges.
What does strength-based mean?
Title
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Title
Subtitle
Write a brief description here
Listen here!
A Strength-Based Approach
Why does the strength-based approach matter?
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
A strength-based approach ...- helps children feel safe and understood.
- guides learning and coping.
- builds confidence instead of stress.
Listen here!
How do we shift our thinking to a strength-based approach?
Listen here!
How does a strength-based approach relate to sensory processing?
Instead of asking: “Why can’t my child sit still?” Try asking: “How can I use my child’s need for movement to help them learn?”
Title
Start hereI
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Write a brief description here
Focus on what your child’s sensory system does well. See differences as unique ways of experiencing the world. Build skills by starting from areas of comfort and interest.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Title
Write a brief description here
Title
Write a brief description here
Sensory Pattern
High
Listen here!
Seeker
Bystander
Threshold
Sensor
Avoider
Low
Passive
Active
Self-regulation strategies
Click here!
Sensory Pattern
High
Seeker
→ good energy
Listen here!
Bystander
→ deep focus
Threshold
Sensor
→ strong visual memory
Avoider
→ thrive in structure
Low
Passive
Active
Self-regulation strategies
Click here!
Sensory Pattern
High
Listen here!
Bystander
→ multisensory
Seeker
→ movement breaks
Threshold
Sensor
→ skills
Avoider
→ quiet area
Low
Passive
Active
Self-regulation strategies
Listen here!
Click here!
Strength-based Approach
Sensory Clues
Listen here!
Listen here!
What are sensory clues?
Why pay attention to sensory clues?
Sensory Clues
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.
Why pay attention to sensory clues? Sensory clues… Help us understand what feels calming or overwhelming. Allows us to empathize with what our child is experiencing Guide us to create activities and environments where both parent and child thrive.
Signals from our body and behavior that show how we respond to sights, sounds, touch, movement, taste, and smells. Everyone has sensory patterns — children and adults.
Flip card!
Title
Title
Write a brief description here
Write a brief description here
Sensory Pattern
High
Sensor
Avoider
Bystander
Seeker
Click here!
Threshold
Low
Passive
Active
Self-regulation strategies
Sensory Clue:Examples
Choose!
Child
Adult
Sensory Clues: Adult Examples
High
Listen here!
Feeling calmer after a walk or stretch → need for movement
Craving coffee, gum, or crunchy snacks for alertness → need for sensory input to the mouth
Threshold
Loving soft clothes → sensitivity to certain types of touch
Click here!
Covering ears in loud places→ sensitivity to sounds
Low
Sensory Clues
Click here!
High
Listen here!
Rocking, spinning, or jumping → need for movement.
Craving hugs or leaning on people → need for pressure
Threshold
Showing fascination with textures → need for touch
Exhibiting strong reactions to smells → sensitivity to cetain smells
Low
Listen here!
Listen here!
Click here!
Questions to consider
Click here!
Click here!
What self-regulation strategies (or sensory habits) help you feel calm, focused, or energized?
Title
Title
How do your child’s preferences show their sensory needs?
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Subtitle
Subtitle
Flip card!
Click here!
Click here!
Title
Title
Do you notice any similarities (or differences) between you and your child?
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
How do your child’s behaviors show their sensory needs?
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Subtitle
Subtitle
Listen here!
Listen here!
Listen here!
“Your child’s sensory world holds hidden strengths. When we build on them, we create pathways to growth, joy, and connection.”
Key Takeaways
Listen here!
Appreciate that processing differences can be strengths.
Understand that everyone has sensory needs.
Pay attention to how our own clues helps us better understand our children’s clues.
Consider using sensory preferences as tools for learning and calming.
Celebrate the unique ways your child engages with the world.
Recognize that sensory clues builds stronger connections.
Listen here!
“When we understand the sensory world—our own and our child’s—we create more calm, connection, and joy at home.”
What have we learned?
Listen here!
Thank You!