Danielle Ralston shares how she created sensory-friendly spaces at home, including blanket forts, and describes cutting her long hair short after a breakdown from tactile overload. She argues parents need to identify their child's specific sensory needs and adapt their environment to match.
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About every 2 years, year and a half, 2 years. Yeah. Because they just— he lost it with all the old ones in his bed. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Sensory spaces here at my house, I essentially have blanket forts. That's what it is. I mean, my husband has his office. I have my office. Our offices are very different vibes and feel— I mean, not just artwork on the walls and stuff, because that's very different too. But my husband has He loves carpet on the floors and loves big cushy carpet. Guess what I hate? I hate carpet. I hate socks. I hate shoes. And the best thing, and, and I cried, so let me get this out there first. So when I had to do this, I cried. I lost my hair and I had long hair before, and it, but I always had it up. It was in my face all the time. I hated it touching my face. I had, you want to, I love having short hair now. What is your sensory needs? Know what your sensory needs are. If you have neurodivergent children, figure out what their sensory needs are.