Sensory overload

Sensory overload is different for every person. Just as everyone's triggers are unique, so are the ways in which it's expressed.Knowing how your body reacts to sensory overload is incredibly proactive, because it allows you to know what to look for. And when you know this, you can respond in a more efficient way. ✨

Sensory overload affects almost everyone with neurodivergence and it can impact our mental health. Click here to learn more about sensory overload and emotions.

If you have anxiety, sensory overload can often be a symptom of your anxiety. Here are some tips to lessen your agitation.

We can manage sensory overload by creating a sensory safety plan. This plan allows us to learn which sensory inputs calm us or we prefer and which sensory inputs overwhelm us. We can then craft accommodation needs and sensory environments around this, and create a sensory kit with sensory items to help us when we get overwhelmed. Do you want help with creating a sensory toolkit or learning how to cope with sensory overload? Call us at 1-437-291-8807 or email us at hello@blueskylearning.ca

Although I KNOW that I experience sensory stimuli differently to a lot of people, I can’t comprehend how anyone else possibly experiences it differently. Like, how does anybody focus on the task at hand when there is a beeping noise going on outside? How does anyone…

Sensory overload tips for parents: how to help someone with sensory overload before, during, and after