OT Package 2: Sensory Processing Assessment Child, Adolescent & Adults

Total of 4 hours of clinician time.
A Sensory assessment involves assessing how your child copes with sensory information that enters their senses on a daily basis. A Sensory assessment considers how the environment is impacting on your child's behaviour across all aspects of their life. As part of this assessment a report is provided with a sumary of your child’s sensory processing profile and how your child’s sensory responses may be impacting on your child’s performance in everyday life. Your child does not need to have a diagnosis to be suitable for sensory assessment, although this assessment is particular suitable for children with an ASD diagnosis.

What problems may be suitable for a Sensory assessment?

  • Below is a list of some the common problems that are suitable for an Sensory assessment:
  • Easily distracted by noises/smells
  • Rocks/shakes
  • Flings limbs around
  • Spinning
  • Difficulty holding objects
  • Struggles to identify change in temperature
  • Your child has difficulty engaging in learning or play due to movement seeking
  • Your child has difficulty sustaining attention and become distracted by things that they can see, feel, hear, smell, taste etc
  • Your child requests big tight hugs on a regular basis
  • Your child resists hugs or touch from you on a regular basis
  • Your child becomes distressed in light or loud environments
  • Your child appears clumsy and bumps into people/objects in their environment on a regular basis
  • Your child actively seeks to put objects in their mouth, to smell objects, or to touch objects on a regular basis
  • You believe your child’s sensory processing is interfering with their ability to enjoy life, learn and play

What information will I receive following an Sensory assessment?

Following an assessment, your occupational therapist will write a report with recommendations. A feedback sessions is conducted where your Occupational therapist will explain the outcome of the assessment and how this is impacting function.

What is Involved?

Session 1: Session 1 is a parent intake session where background information is obtained from the parent or care giver (1 hour)Session 2: Feedback session – 1 hourReport. A comprehensive report with recommendations is provided. Total 4-5 hours of Occupational Therapist time. Please note that additional time is charge if Teacher Sensory Profile is completed.