This is not a scoring sheet. No scores, no normal/abnormal. It's a map for noticing how your child takes in sensory input and finding, together, what helps.
🗺️ A sensory observation note · Ages 3–12 · with a caregiver, teacher, or OT
🗺️ Noticing, not scoring. Not "good at / bad at" — just getting to know which sensations your child enjoys, and which feel uncomfortable. There isn't one right answer, and you can change it anytime.
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👀 Sense by sense · let's observe our child
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Sight
how they take in light, color, movement
🙂 Enjoys or seeks out
certain colorssparkle · lightmoving thingspictures · patterns
😣 Uncomfortable or avoids
bright lightbusy screensflashingfluorescent light
🌿 What has helped
dim the lightsnatural lighthat · brimtidy space
✏️ Our child's own notes
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Hearing
how they take in sound
🙂 Enjoys or seeks out
favorite musiccertain soundshummingquiet
😣 Uncomfortable or avoids
loud soundssudden soundsmany sounds at oncecertain sounds
🌿 What has helped
headphones · earplugsa heads-up firsta quiet spotturn it down
regular remindersnaming body signalscheck in togetherrest breaks
✏️ Our child's own notes
🔄 A little more · let's look at patterns
🔄 They seek some, avoid others
Every child seeks some sensations more and avoids others. Both are not wrong — they're ways of regulating sensory input — not good or bad.
📝 Patterns you're seeing now
Don't add up a score — just gather what stands out as you observe. Like, "in this situation, they feel this way."
🌈 Sensory differences aren't wrong — they're each person's own way of taking in the world.
Observing shows the way to help — if you noticed even one thing today, that's plenty.
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Looking at these notes together with an OT (occupational therapist) or professional makes it easier to find the right support for your child. Print it and bring it to your appointment.
👪 For caregivers & teachers
This is not an evaluation or test. No scores, grades, or normal/abnormal. It's a record for observing your child's senses.
Seeking or avoiding a sensation is not wrong — it's a way of regulating. We don't label a child "oversensitive" or "undersensitive." We don't pin one behavior on one single cause — we look at the situation, the environment, and how they're doing that day, together.
The point of observing isn't a label — it's finding "what helps." Please discuss any concerns with an OT or professional.
📦 Extended sensory map · inquire about consultation materials
We're preparing an extended sensory observation note (domain-by-domain observation cards · a consultation-sharing sheet) for classrooms, clinics, homes, and pilots. If you need it, please get in touch — there's no price or purchase yet.
You may use and print this within one household. Redistribution, resale, sharing the original file, or uploading it for others is not permitted.
🏫 Classroom / institutional use
For school, clinic, or center use (multiple copies / sharing), please inquire — hello@talenest.org.
🔒 Educational observation & support tool
This material supports observation, understanding, and communication. It is not a diagnosis, treatment, medical advice, legal document, IEP, evaluation, or a substitute for professional consultation. Please consult a professional about any concerns.