Sensory Diets

Sensory Diets

The Complete Guide to Everyday Regulation

This digital guide provides clear, practical support for helping children feel calm, focused, and regulated throughout the day. Sensory Diets: The Complete Guide to Everyday Regulation explains how purposeful sensory input can be used proactively—at home and in school—to support emotional regulation, attention, and wellbeing.

Designed for easy reading on tablets, eReaders, and phones, this eBook breaks sensory diets down into simple, realistic strategies that fit everyday life. No specialist equipment is required—just an understanding of how sensory systems work and how to use them intentionally.

Grounded in occupational therapy principles but written in clear, accessible language, this guide helps adults understand sensory processing differences and respond with compassion rather than punishment or reactive behaviour management.

Inside this eBook you’ll find:

• A clear explanation of sensory processing and regulation
• What sensory diets are and why they work
• Step-by-step guidance to create personalised sensory diets
• Proprioceptive, vestibular, tactile, oral, and calming activities
• Morning, school-day, after-school, and bedtime routines
• Strategies for anxiety, overwhelm, meltdowns, and shutdowns
• Support for autistic children, ADHD, sensory processing differences, and trauma
• Classroom-friendly ideas and low-cost sensory strategies
• Easy-to-follow examples, checklists, and practical plans

This eBook is ideal for parents, carers, teachers, SENCOs, teaching assistants, therapists, and inclusion teams looking for a calm, proactive approach to regulation that actually works.

Sensory Diets (eBook) empowers adults to support children before difficulties escalate—helping them feel safe, settled, and ready to engage with learning and daily life.