The Sensory Code
Learn how to decode behavior using a nervous system lens and how to incorporate sensory strategies into your daily life by these real life case study examples.
Tags: dysregulation
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Lena’s story part 2
In last week’s email, we were introduced to Lena — a movement-seeking, hyper-silly kindergartener who hates being told what to do. Today, I want to zoom in on her resistance to instructions and transitions.
As you can imagine as a parent, this affects all parts of every single day. We are...
by Laura Petix —
Feb 09, 2026
demand avoidant
dysregulation
morning routine
pda
transitions
Anya's Story Part 2
Let’s pick back up with Anya’s story, for part 2. If you missed last week’s, click here to catch up.
Anya attends a 3 day/week preK program and I asked her parents to share some insights from her teachers at school. As a reminder, Anya is generally described as a highly active, propriocept...
by Laura Petix —
Jan 12, 2026
classroom accommodations
dysregulation
imposed touch
nervous system
transitions
Meet Henry: A 5 year old who struggles settling down for bed, hates water, loves cuddles, and struggles to hold a pencil.
I worked with Henry and his parents over a series of 4 calls. The main goal of our work together was to create a set of accommodations and sensory strategies that would help them all have smoother evenings and weekends, which were the times when Henry seemed to be the most dysregulated.
He...
by Laura Petix —
Aug 18, 2025
dysregulation
fine motor
showers
sleep
transitions
washing hands
The subtle clue that a meltdown is coming
If you’re just joining us, here’s a mini review of Mina, our case study for this month.
Mina is 3 years old and does great when she’s in control and everything in her environment and days are scheduled and run exactly how she likes it. Easy peasy, right? 😅
Mina’s parents wanted help making...
by Laura Petix —
Aug 04, 2025
aggression
behavior
coregulation
dysregulation
meltdowns
morning meltdowns
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