{"id":191,"date":"2025-04-03T12:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/?page_id=191"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:09:11","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/sensory-differences\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensory Processing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We combine our senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste, balance and the sense of our body in space) in order to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">make sense of our environment<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Processing everyday sensory information can be difficult for autistic people. Any of their\u202fsenses\u202fmay be over- or under-sensitive, or both, at different times. These sensory differences can affect\u202fhow they feel and act, and can have a profound effect on a person\u2019s life. Autistic people\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">may seek additional sensory input<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to make them feel better (movement\/ proprioceptive input) or they\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">may retreat from sensory input<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> if it makes them feel overwhelmed (e.g. very loud noises).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"x__8oVvTJ6LFiMKli\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Sensory profile<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"x__62enIR7wF7uCtF\">A sensory profile helps you <b>understand the young persons sensory processing patterns<\/b> in various settings. Gathering this information is important in order to provide the child or young person with the <b>right intervention<\/b> that helps them navigate different situations such as; providing them with an early pass to avoid busy corridors, or offering alternative spaces during lunch to limit their exposure to loud noises or areas with strong smells.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sensory Processing | What&#039;s That?\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G-MXlzRhq8I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amazing Things Happen - by Alexander Amelines\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RbwRrVw-CRo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We combine our senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste, balance and the sense of our body in space) in order to\u00a0make sense of our environment. Processing everyday sensory information can be difficult for autistic people. Any of their\u202fsenses\u202fmay be over- or under-sensitive, or both, at different times. These sensory differences can affect\u202fhow they feel and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/sensory-differences\/overview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sensory Processing<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25201,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-191","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25201"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":799,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/191\/revisions\/799"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}