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Deep pressure therapy (DPT) explained
If your child is seeking out squeezes, wraps, and firm pressure — they're already telling you something important about what their body needs. Deep pressure therapy is simply a way...
Deep pressure therapy (DPT) explained
If your child is seeking out squeezes, wraps, and firm pressure — they're already telling you something important about what their body needs. Deep pressure therapy is simply a way...
How we support NDIS participants
Sensory Central proudly support self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants with practical, sensory-based tools designed to encourage calm, movement, and regulation.
How we support NDIS participants
Sensory Central proudly support self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants with practical, sensory-based tools designed to encourage calm, movement, and regulation.
Heavy Work: Why It Calms the Nervous System
When a child is overwhelmed, the instinct is often to ask for quiet — but many nervous systems don’t calm through stillness. They calm through movement. Heavy work, like pushing,...
Heavy Work: Why It Calms the Nervous System
When a child is overwhelmed, the instinct is often to ask for quiet — but many nervous systems don’t calm through stillness. They calm through movement. Heavy work, like pushing,...
The ADHD Shutdown Support Guide
A shutdown isn’t bad behaviour.It’s the nervous system reaching capacity. When sensory input, emotional load, and daily demands stack too high, some children don’t explode outward — they retreat inward....
The ADHD Shutdown Support Guide
A shutdown isn’t bad behaviour.It’s the nervous system reaching capacity. When sensory input, emotional load, and daily demands stack too high, some children don’t explode outward — they retreat inward....
5 Calming Room Mistakes Parents Make
Learn the 5 most common calming room mistakes parents make and how to fix them using the right sensory tools. Build a sensory-friendly space that helps children—especially ADHD and neurodivergent...
5 Calming Room Mistakes Parents Make
Learn the 5 most common calming room mistakes parents make and how to fix them using the right sensory tools. Build a sensory-friendly space that helps children—especially ADHD and neurodivergent...
How Sensory Swings Help Kids With ADHD
Creating a calming corner at home can completely transform the way your child handles overwhelm — and a sensory swing is one of the most powerful tools you can include....
How Sensory Swings Help Kids With ADHD
Creating a calming corner at home can completely transform the way your child handles overwhelm — and a sensory swing is one of the most powerful tools you can include....