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Deep pressure therapy (DPT) explained

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

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

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

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

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

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....