The Sensory Code

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Owen's Story Part 4
    Welcome to the final part of Owen's story. Go back to part 1, 2, and 3 to catch up, and stay till the end for an udpate on Owen!   Today I want to talk about one of my favorite parts of this work, which is teaching kids to become their own sensory detectives.   What's a Sensory Detective? A ...
by Laura Petix — May 18, 2026 emotional regulation interoception self regulation
Malik's Story Part 4
      Here we are at the final part of Malik’s story. To catch up, here’s part 1, 2 and 3 Today I want to share some of the accommodations that were suggested for Malik’s academic learning and performance in the classroom. But before we do that, I want to reiterate that this kind of environment ...
by Laura Petix — Mar 23, 2026 emotional regulation interoception school accommodations self esteem
Lena’s story part 4
    Today we’ll wrap up Lena’s story with learning about how her interoception processing differences impede her ability to self regulate, and how her parents can support her. If you want to catch up on parts 1-3, click here and scroll through each post.    So far, we’ve talked about why transit...
by Laura Petix — Feb 23, 2026 autism interoception low demand morning routine pda potty routines toileting
Lena’s story part 3
    Welcome back for part 3 of Lena’s story. Catch up on part 1 [here] or part 2, [here]   Today we’ll discuss why Lena’s regulation strategies that once were a “game-changer” were now backfiring.    “She is stalling by spending time on the things that we have for regulation like her lycra swin...
by Laura Petix — Feb 16, 2026 demand hyperactive overwhelmed proprioceptive seeking sensory seeker vestibular
Meet Lena: A movement seeking, hyper-silly kindergartener who hates being told what to do.
    If you looked at the definition of “marches to the beat of her own drum”, you’d see a photo of 6 year old Lena. You could bet money that at any time during the day, you’d see her climbing, hanging, jumping, laughing uncontrollably, making potty jokes, or doing anything but what was just aske...
by Laura Petix — Feb 02, 2026 pda routines sensory seeking spd transitions
When they refuse accommodations
  Last week we talked about some accommodations that you might request at the school if you have a child like Ty who: Is sensitive to the sounds of the cafeteria, playground or classroom Avoids using the bathrooms at school Doesn’t eat enough during the day   When I shared these with Ty’...
by Laura Petix — Jul 14, 2025 accommodations adhd audhd autism collaborative problem problem solving
"Oh my god, this is our child."
  How do you accommodate classroom behaviors that are linked to unmet self-care needs like eating and using the potty? You can’t make a student eat or use the potty, so what do you do?  That’s what we’re talking about today on part 3 of Ty’s story.  [Click here for part 1]  [Click here for part ...
by Laura Petix — Jul 07, 2025 aggressive behavior auditory classroom interoception
“He’s screaming to cancel out their screaming”
  Let’s waste no time and jump right in to part 2 of Ty’s story. [Click here to go back and catch up on part 1]   The behaviors were comin’ in hot   Ty’s classroom behaviors are getting more intense and frequent by the week. Initially, his behaviors were only showing up in the afternoon, almost ...
by Laura Petix — Jun 30, 2025 aggressive behavior auditory classroom interoception
Meet Ty: A Cautious Kindergartener with Big Feelings, Auditory Sensitivity, and Major Interoception Dysregulation
  Ty is a thoughtful, cautious, sensory-sensitive kindergartener whose parents sought my help for extreme dysregulated behaviors impacting his participation and overall enjoyment in the classroom. Specifically, Ty’s parents note the following concerns that have been brought up by the teacher:   ...
by Laura Petix — Jun 23, 2025 aggressive behavior auditory classroom interoception
Your child is NOT in control of their meltdowns
  Welcome to part 3 of Chelsea’s story. If you want to catch up, click here to read part 2 and click here to read part 1.   By now, it's clear that Chelsea is a very insightful kid who feels conflicted by her desire to participate in some things and her anxiety over the dysregulating experience ...
Apr 14, 2025 aggressive emotional regulation fight or flight meltdowns
It's not a complaint, it's a clue.
      Remember last week when we learned that Theo was able to apologize to his teacher after eloping and then ask for a hug as a co-regulation strategy? Today I want to share something he said that led his mom and I to a huge revelation.   If you’re reading this out of order, catch up on parts ...
by Laura Petix — Mar 24, 2025 parasympathetic stimming sympathetic
Theo: the 4 year old Autistic boy who loves to stim and give tight hugs.
  Meet Theo   Theo is a 4-year-old diagnosed with autism who loves to hug, squeeze and spin, but also needs support to manage elopement behaviors at school, and stimming behaviors such as chest pounding and finger biting. His parents have worked tirelessly to find the right supports, transitioni...
by Laura Petix — Mar 03, 2025 elopement eloping heavy work proprioception seeker stimming vestibular

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