What happens when things aren’t quite going according to plan? In today’s show, Aniesa dives into sensory processing and how to overcome to manage our senses, responses, actions and reactions. Discover the impact of your tactile system, how to help your child's development and how to spot sensory processing disorder.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Sensory processing disorder is like a neurological traffic jam, which prevents certain parts of the brain from receiving the information they need to adequately and correctly interpret that sensory information.

• Sensory processing gathers all of the information from our senses and turns them into our responses and our reactions but when things aren't going quite right the senses don't get organised into the appropriate or correct responses. It can leave you confused and finding it difficult to respond to people.

• There are two main areas of sensory processing. Modular, which is focused on over/under responding to stimuli coming in and sensory discrimination, focused on using our senses to get specific or particular information about incoming stimuli.

• One of the most important senses is your tactile system. It provides you with information about. The world around you and the shape, texture and size of things whilst helping you to understand your surroundings.

BEST MOMENTS

“Your tactile system is important for your emotional, physiological and neurological development.”

“There are easy ways you can develop your child's tactile system with play-doh okay, cookie cutters and rolling pins.”

“Tactile sensitivities are phenomenally challenging and we need to make sure that we can connect with our children and let them know that they're not alone.”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

CONTACT METHOD
www.instagram.com/aniesabblore/
www.instagram.com/sensationalkidstherapyuk/
www.facebook.com/sensationalkidslondon

ABOUT THE HOST

Aniesa completed her degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. She has since been focusing on pediatrics and sensory processing and integration. She has worked across a range of pediatric fields and has extensive experience in autism, specific learning difficulties, as well as anxiety and emotional regulation.

Aniesa has one teenage son with autism, and one with sensory difficulties. She herself was diagnosed at a late age as having ADHD and has found that understanding her neurodivergence has led to a greater connection with children and their parents.

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