The NHS , Lincolnshire County Council and Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum are working together on an online pilot support workshop for parents and carers of children and young people with sensory processing difficulties.
By sensory processing difficulties we mean:
- Sensitivity to certain sensations such as loud noises, smells, the feel of their clothes or another person’s touch. Common sounds may be painful or overwhelming; the light touch of a shirt may chafe the skin, and these experiences interfere with the child’s ability to engage in daily activities.
- Avoiding these sensations through certain behaviours.
- Lacking awareness of/not being sensitive enough to certain sensations such as food around their mouth, movement and body position. Being unable to tell where limbs are in space or not being able to engage in conversation or play.
- Actively seeking sensations through behaviours such as chewing non-food items, fidgeting or being generally on the go.
The workshop will not seek to provide a diagnosis but will provide information, advice and techniques on how to help you better understand sensory processing, and our trained Occupational Therapists will cover strategies that will help you to support your child.
As part of this, we will require commitment from you to follow strategies discussed at the online workshop and to complete a 12 week diary as part of evidence that you have tried these at home. Please ensure that you have completed all steps on the resource pack before booking onto a zoom workshop.
We will also be requesting your feedback by completing a short questionnaire before accessing the resource pack, on the day of the workshop, and a further evaluation 12 weeks later. Findings will be used to inform future support and services but only after any information collected is anonymised so it cannot be traced back to you.
For more information on how we keep your data safe, please go to https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory/39/privacy-notices and search Children and Family Services.
