A child or young person can be over-sensitive or under-sensitive in the following areas:
Sensory processing difficulties may affect a child or young person in the following ways:
Sensory processing difficulties may vary from day to day, making it difficult to work out what may be causing distress. Our psychologists carry out comprehensive assessments to identify areas of need so they can be addressed.
At HSR Psychology we ensure that we meet the needs of children and young people. To achieve this we ensure that any specific assessments, intervention, or direct work, is only carried out following an initial discussion.
An initial discussion allows us to understand the background and your expectations of our involvement. Having an initial discussion ensures any services we provide appropriately identify or address needs.
Our process for any specific assessments, intervention, or direct work is as follows:
Assessing sensory processing difficulties varies according to the age and language abilities of the child or young person. Questionnaires and checklists are commonly used alongside observations and a developmental history.
Observations are used when assessing sensory processing difficulties as they provide information in relation to how sensory processing difficulties occur during daily life in a natural environment.
A developmental history is taken as it may provide information in relation to the type of sensory processing difficulty.
A specific assessment may be required to further explore individual areas of processing.
In some cases it may be possible that following an assessment we may refer to a sensory specialist occupational therapist for further assessments, or interventions.
Specific profiling assessments will be chosen based on the child or young person. The assessments we often use are:
The assessments used will be discussed during the initial discussion.
After an assessment you may wish to book a consultation with one of our psychologists to discuss in further detail strategies to support sensory processing difficulties. Psychology based interventions may be helpful to support the needs identified. A report of our involvement will be provided following our input.
We provide a range of psychology-based interventions to support sensory processing difficulties. Some of the interventions we provide include:
Within each type of intervention there will be varieties according to the sensory processing difficulty identified. To find out more please contact us.
Sensory processing difficulties impact children and young people in different ways and can vary in intensity from day to day. Sensory processing difficulties affect how the brain interprets and processes information received from the senses. Our psychologists can assess information processing alongside sensory processing. Difficulties with sensory processing can lead to sensory overloads and emotional outbursts. To book an initial discussion or talk to a member of our team then please contact us now.
Arrange an Initial Discussion to find out how we can help. The initial discussion lasts 1-1.5 hours, comes with a written recommendation summary and is a starting point to identify needs. The cost is £260.
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Thank you Julie once again for the excellent report, it captured the child’s needs entirely - SENDIASS, parents and me commented on how well written it was. Many thanks for your continued assistance.
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We provide bespoke solutions to suit all budgets and requirements for children and young people aged 0-25 in homes, education settings and the community. Our clinical, educational and child psychology services are cost effective.
To make a referral and arrange an initial discussion please complete our referral form.
Ready to get started? The next step is to speak to our team to find out more about the services we provide and how we can help. Call us on 0161 820 9229 or email office@hsrpsychology.co.uk
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