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A 24 page pdf download with information and prompts to support you in exploring your sensory needs, preferences, dislikes etc. and determining what you might need in a sensory kit to support yourself throughout the day.

It is very much an invitational worksheet to explore and understand your own sensory processing and how you can use sensory inputs to support yourself and do the things you want to do.

Page 1 - Contents

Page 2 - Introduction and some definitions

Page 3 - The 8 Sensory Systems and sensory buckets

Page 4 - Variable Sensory Sensitivity (sensory jars)

Page 5 - Sensory Modulation Patterns, Dunn’s model of sensory processing

Page 6 - Sensory Modulation Patterns, examples

Pages 7-10 - Sensory Explorations, reflection on your own sensory experiences and prompt questions

Page 11 - Window of Tolerance

Pages 12-13 - Creating A Sensory Menu, strategy ideas

Pages 14-15 - Creating A Sensory Menu, what you find calming/alerting and when to change inputs

Page 16 - Sensory Ladders

Pages 17-19 - My Sensory Kit, the different senses, settings and a summary page

Page 20 - My Sensory Day

Page 21 - Prompt Cards

Page 22 - Reflection On Tool Use table

Page 23 - My Notes or Scribbles

Page 24 -Notes and References

For personal or professional use. Can be reused as long as author is credited, no changes are made, and it is not re-sold. Copyright 2024 Chronic Resilience Lived Experience Occupational Therapy/The Chronically Resilient OT

An invitational worksheet to explore and develop a resource to understand how your capacity, supports and routines might look different on different days depending on your levels of energy and for different kinds of tasks/activities.

21 page pdf download containing:

• Pages 1-3 - Contents and Introduction

• Pages 4-5 - Different Levels of Hygiene Routine

• Pages 6-7 - Different Levels of Household Tasks

• Pages 8-10 - Different Levels of Food Preparation, with Snack and Meal List

• Pages 11-12 - Different Levels of Hobbies/Activities

• Pages 13-14 - Different Levels/Kinds of Rest

• Page 15 - Summary Page - Difficult/Low Energy Day

• Page 16 - Summary Page - Day With Some Energy

• Page 17 - Summary Page - Day With More Energy

• Pages 18-19 - Different Levels of Support For Any Task

• Pages 20-21 - Prompt/Summary Cards (colour and black and white versions)

For personal or professional use. Can be reused as long as author is credited, no changes are made, and it is not re-sold. Copyright 2026 Chronic Resilience Lived Experience Occupational Therapy/The Chronically Resilient OT

A series of prompts and questions to help you start to think about the things that support you or bring you closer to overwhelm and what you could change in the task or environment to make things easier and reduce overwhelm.

Page 1 - Accommodations explanatory graphic

Page 2 - What helps you stay on task?

Page 3 - What brings you closer to overwhelm? Brainstorm

Page 4 - What can you modify and how?

Page 5 - Changing the task or environment

Page 6 - Noticing early warning signs

Page 7 - Reducing vulnerabilities

Page 8 - Celebrating successes

Page 9 - My plan for accommodations - general version

Page 10 - My plan for accommodations - specific activity/location

For personal or professional use. Can be reused as long as author is credited, no changes are made, and it is not re-sold. Copyright 2023 Chronic Resilience Lived Experience Occupational Therapy/The Chronically Resilient OT