Defensive about others touching body Uses poor judgment regarding personal space Reacts emotionally or aggressively to touch Mouths objects frequently Negative about dental work Enjoys taking a shower or having a bath Withdraws from splashing water Enjoys activities which involve touch for – example, clay, finger painting, cooking with their hands, etc. Avoids selected textures Always wanting to touch things Narrow range of clothing choices Rigid rituals in personal hygiene Picky eater Slow to respond to touch, does not notice others Avoids things that might make them messy Allows messes to remain on hands or face Leaves clothing twisted on body Seems clumsy or destructive because they are always breaking things Auditory Overreacts to unexpected sounds Enjoys making strange noises Easily distracted in busy areas Loves music and other sound producing activities Gets distressed in noisy environments May use their hands or other things to increase Complains about normal sounds or sounds volume of their own voice others cannot even hear May speak with a loud voice tone regardless of background environment Holds hands over ears Cannot work with background noise Can hear things which others cannot May appear not to hear things Reluctant or avoidant of busy/noisy areas Does not respond to name being called Seems oblivious in noisy environment May get animated or seem to switch on around more intense beats, music or sounds Visual Covers eyes when in lighted room May stare intensely at objects Watches everyone when they move around the Appears to enjoy brightly coloured activities room Attracted to bright, shiny, spinning objects May hold things close to their face to look at them May get over stimulated by busy visual notice when people come into the room Doesn’t experiences bright pictures, movies, books with Difficulty finding objects in box, drawer, etc. – lots of words, etc. Trouble locating desired objects notice new things, for example, an Doesn’t Avoids bright lights, may choose a darkened area unexpected obstacle in their path Pulls clothing or other material over their head May not turn away from a bright light May have poor eye contact Can appear to be looking through things Taste Resistant to brushing their teeth Enjoy mouthing/eating objects, potentially May frequently gag while eating items Always wants something in their mouth Restricted range of food preferences picky – eater Enjoys stronger flavoured foods Unwilling to try new things Smell
Defensive about others touching body Reacts emotionally or aggressively to touch Negative about dental work Withdraws from splashing water Avoids selected textures Narrow range of clothing choices Rigid rituals in personal hygiene Picky eater Avoids things that might make them messy Uses poor judgment regarding personal space Mouths objects frequently Enjoys taking a shower or having a bath Enjoys activities which involve touch – for example, clay, finger painting, cooking with their hands, etc. Always wanting to touch things Slow to respond to touch, does not notice others Allows messes to remain on hands or face Leaves clothing twisted on body Seems clumsy or destructive because they are always breaking things Auditory Overreacts to unexpected sounds Easily distracted in busy areas Gets distressed in noisy environments Complains about normal sounds or sounds others cannot even hear Holds hands over ears Cannot work with background noise Can hear things which others cannot Reluctant or avoidant of busy/noisy areas Enjoys making strange noises Loves music and other sound producing activities May use their hands or other things to increase volume of their own voice May speak with a loud voice tone regardless of background environment May appear not to hear things Does not respond to name being called Seems oblivious in noisy environment May get animated or seem to switch on around more intense beats, music or sounds Visual Covers eyes when in lighted room Watches everyone when they move around the room May hold things close to their face to look at them May get over stimulated by busy visual experiences – bright pictures, movies, books with lots of words, etc. Avoids bright lights, may choose a darkened area Pulls clothing or other material over their head May have poor eye contact May stare intensely at objects Appears to enjoy brightly coloured activities Attracted to bright, shiny, spinning objects Doesn’t notice when people come into the room Difficulty finding objects in box, drawer, etc. Trouble locating desired objects Doesn’t notice new things, for example, an unexpected obstacle in their path May not turn away from a bright light Can appear to be looking through things Taste Resistant to brushing their teeth May frequently gag while eating Restricted range of food preferences – picky eater Unwilling to try new things Enjoy mouthing/eating objects, potentially items Always wants something in their mouth Enjoys stronger flavoured foods Smell
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