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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Malik's Story Part 3
Welcome back to part 3 of Malik’s story. If you want to go back, you can catch his introduction in [part 1] and learn about how his executive functioning skills were affecting his home life in [part 2].
Today we’ll talk about one of the primary reasons his mom reached out to me.
Malik’s Schoo...
by Laura Petix —
Mar 16, 2026
auditory processing
classroom
executive functioning
sensory sensitive
sound sensitive
Meet Blake: An Active, Rough- Housing 6- Year- Old with a Mixed Sensory Threshold
Blake is an almost 6-year-old boy whose parents reached out to me for support around his mixed-threshold sensory behaviors that were affecting his social interactions at school and his participation at home. Blake was already working with various services and therapies, but his parents were ...
by Laura Petix —
May 26, 2025
heavy work
picky eating
proprioception
sensory seeking
sensory sensitive
Re-thinking neurotypical expectations
Welcome back to Chelsea’s story. Last week I introduced you to a 5-year-old with some social anxieties and emotional dysregulation leading to meltdowns and challenges transitioning between activities in her day.
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Today’s focus is on understandin...
Apr 07, 2025
classroom behavior
nervous system budget
neurotypical
sensory overwhelm
sensory sensitive
social anxiety
The Sensory Code