10/03/2026
When you feel an itch, your instinct is to scratch it. Your body is simply responding to a sensation and trying to find relief.
Ms Kathleen Appau, .appau Doctoral OT Student from shares some information on impact of sensory processing concerns on attention and regulation in children.
For many children with sensory processing differences, their bodies experience sensations in ways that can feel overwhelming, uncomfortable, or difficult to interpret. In response, they may move, fidget, spin, crash, chew, avoid, or seek certain activities. These behaviors are often the child’s way of trying to regulate their body and make sense of the sensory information around them.
What may appear as “restlessness” or “inattention” is often the nervous system asking for the input it needs in order to feel organized and ready to focus.
When we understand behavior through a sensory lens, we shift from asking “Why are they behaving this way?” to “What sensory input might their body need right now?”
At SENA Pediatric Therapy Centre, we support children through sensory integration approaches that help their bodies feel more regulated, so they can attend, learn, and participate with greater ease.
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