Sensory overview support plan

HSP431 Sensory overview support plan

for education and care

Some children and young people will have complex sensory issues characterised by sensory seeking or sensory avoiding across the range of internal and external sensory inputs.
The sensory overview provides a detailed understanding of the individual sensory issues and assists in developing strategies to minimise sensory overload in the education or care setting.
The sensory overview must be completed by the education and care service in consultation with the parents and child or young person.

This information is confidential and will be available only to relevant staff and emergency medical personnel.

Education or care service:       Date of completion:      

Overview completed by:       Review date:      

Name of child/young person:       Date of birth:      

Implication for teaching, Strategy to address / Skills able to

BODY AWARENESS (INTEROCEPTION) Observation / explanation
learning and wellbeing be applied in other areas

Able to name own emotions                  

Version: 1.0

Able to recognise own emotions                  

Knows when thirsty                  
Knows when hungry                  
Knows when needs to go to the toilet                  
Able to say where hurts (accurately) when injured                  
Date updated: August 2018

Knows when they feel unwell                  

Knows when getting upset                  
Gets distressed easily or frequently                  
Knows when becoming anxious                  
Gets anxious easily or frequently                  
Knows when getting frustrated                  
Knows when becoming angry                  
Gets frustrated / angry easily                  
Seems to react to the emotions of others / places                  
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HSP431 Sensory overview support plan

for education and care

Implication for teaching, Strategy to address / Skills able to
VISUAL Observation / explanation
learning and wellbeing be applied in other areas
Does not recognise familiar people in unfamiliar
                 
clothes or unfamiliar contexts
Dislikes bright lights                  
Dislikes fluorescent lights                  
Avoids bright lights                  
Attracted to lights                  
Attracted to shiny objects and bright colours                  
Version: 1.0

Attracted to patterns and visual textures                  

Attracted to darkness                  

Implication for teaching, Strategy to address / Skills able to

SENSE OF BODY IN SPACE Observation / explanation
learning and wellbeing be applied in other areas

Does not seem to know where body is in space                  
Gets lost in familiar places / routes                  
Date updated: August 2018

Remembers routes / places                  

Avoids escalators / travellators                  
Dislikes crowds or being close to others                  
Difficulties catching a ball                  
Difficulties kicking a ball                  
Appears not to see certain colours                  
Walks into doors / people / objects                  
Prefers to sit a back of group                  
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Health Support Planning SENSORY OVERVIEW SUPPORT PLAN HSP431

 Sensory overview support plan
HSP431 Sensory overview support plan

for education and care

Implication for teaching, Strategy to address / Skills able to
AUDITORY Observation / explanation
learning and wellbeing be applied in other areas

Aversion to certain sounds                  

Seeks or creates certain sounds                  
Can hear sounds which others do not hear                  
Bangs objects and doors                  
Mumbles / talks/ makes vocalisations to self
                 
constantly
Changes vocalisations in reaction to environmental
                 
noises
Version: 1.0

Changes vocalisation in reaction to emotional state                  

Implication for teaching, Strategy to address / Skills able to

AUDITORY PROCESSING Observation / explanation
learning and wellbeing be applied in other areas

Only seems to hear the first words of a sentence                  
Can follow simple one step instructions                  
Date updated: August 2018

Can follow complex or multi-step instructions                  

Finds it easier to listen when not looking at person                  
Echolalic (repeats phrases)                  

Implication for teaching, Strategy to address / Skills able to

SMELL Observation / explanation
learning and wellbeing be applied in other areas

Avoids / dislikes certain everyday smells                  

Attracted to certain smells                  
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Implication for teaching, Strategy to address / Skills able to

TOUCH AND TEXTURES Observation / explanation
learning and wellbeing be applied in other areas

Does not like shaking hands or being hugged                  
Seeks / uses firm touch / deep pressure (incl. hitting)                  
Seeks / uses light touch                  
Aversion to certain fabrics / textures                  
Attracted to certain fabrics / textures                  
Version: 1.0

Very sensitive to pain and temperature                  

Does not indicate sensitivity to pain or temperature                  
Attracted to mouthing / chewing certain textures /
                 
things
Avoids particular textures of food and drink                  
Avoids particular colours of food and drink                  
Date updated: August 2018

Avoids particular smells of food and drink                  

Preference for food to not touch other food on plate                  
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Implication for teaching, Strategy to address / Skills able to

KINASTHETIC Observation / explanation
learning and wellbeing be applied in other areas

Tries to avoid using fine motor skills                  

Enjoys using fine motor skills                  
Difficulties with fine motor skills                  
Tries to avoid running and / or climbing                  
Enjoys running and / or climbing                  
Difficulty running and / or climbing                  
Version: 1.0

Tries to avoid riding a bike                  

Enjoys riding a bike                  
Poor balance                  
Extremely good balance                  
Enjoys / seeks out swings                  
Date updated: August 2018

Enjoys / seeks out trampolines                  

Enjoys / seeks out slides                  
Flaps hands when happy                  
Flaps hand when anxious                  

Implication for teaching, Strategy to address / Skills able to

OTHER Observation / explanation
learning and wellbeing be applied in other areas

Rocks when                        

                       
                       
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Implication for teaching, Strategy to address / Skills able to

ABLE TO SELF REGULATE UNAIDED Observation / explanation
learning and wellbeing be applied in other areas

At home                  

In class                  
In the yard                  
Other                        

PREFERRED STRATEGIES FOR SELF REGULATION

Version: 1.0

How student presents When Where Strategies

class yard
      Happy      
home community
class yard
      Calm      
home community
class yard
Date updated: August 2018

      Angry      

home community
class yard
      Upset      
home community
class yard
      Frustrated      
home community
class yard
      Anxious      
home community
Other class yard
           
      home community
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