Case example: child

 

Child is sensitive to water on head- handheld shower head, playroom- indoor gym, living room- calm down space, office- orientation of furniture so back is to wall and not door- tactile defensiveness, excitement in one room, anxiety in another based on RRBs, SensorySmart match assessment of current plans- compare existing plans with sensorysmart evaluation results, after evidence-based suggestions based on your particular clients’ needs and project parameters

Bangs hand a lot, sometimes bangs head when overwhelmed, sensitive to bright lights, loud noises, loves big movements, special interest in cars and trucks; loves being outside in the yard, currently jumps all over the furniture in the living room, chair where feet touch the floor, small table, high anxiety behaviors indicating overwhelmed, low arousal behaviors indicating underwhelmed; soothing wall colors, keep places to sit and rest away from windows, hammocks; zoning in house based on sensory arousal for functioning and not aesthetics; minimize echo, clear seat at the table, ‘place’ for jumping around- reduce amount of affordance in kitchen because high anxiety behaviors- designated seat- provides sensory input support around and allows feet to be grounded on the floor; in new spaces- high anxiety, clings to parent while sibling runs off and plays; blueprint design: garden- way to enter gradually, rest and refuge (basically SPIS recommendations)