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.

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Charlie's Story Part 4
    Welcome to the final part of Charlie's story. Go back to Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 to catch up if you missed anything. There's one piece of Charlie's profile I haven't talked about yet. His mom mentioned it almost as an aside near the end of our first call. She was describing how she handle...
by Laura Petix — Jun 15, 2026 interoception pda
Charlie's Story Part 3
    Welcome back. Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2 if you missed them. Today we're talking about the longest game of the whole series: teaching Charlie to understand what's happening inside his own body. I’m talking about tuning in to interoception (again). If you're a long time follower, you're pr...
by Laura Petix — Jun 08, 2026 interoception
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
"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
His nervous system is screaming for more proprioception!
  Last week I introduced you to Theo, an Autistic 4 year old boy who needed support with handling self-injurious stimming behaviors, elopement, understanding body awareness and personal space cues, and emotional dysregulation.     Click here to go to part 1 of Theo's story   Let’s continue learn...
by Laura Petix — Mar 10, 2025 big feelings heavy work interoception perfectionism proprioception

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