Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Lincolnshire’s Local Offer includes services and events for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) and their families. It includes advice about health, education and social care Find out more about Lincolnshire’s SEND local offer on the Lincolnshire County Council website.

What is Sensory Processing?

We all receive and process sensory information continuously throughout the day. For most people this is not a problem but for some children this can cause difficulties with behaviour and concentration, as well as carrying out everyday activities. 
 
Each of the sensory systems is responsible for providing us with information about the world around us. Sometimes these systems work too well and too much information is taken in, overwhelming your child and making them avoid certain situations (e.g. covering ears when noises are too loud). Sometimes they don’t work as well as they should and in those cases your child is likely to seek more of the sensation (e.g. spinning round and round to feel the movement).  Sometimes this is known as being hypo- sensitive or hyper-sensitive.

You can find out more at Sensory processing difficulties :: Lincolnshire Children’s Therapy Services or watch our introductory video here:

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