Sensory Diet Planner · Kit picks
Sensory Diet Planner — the current picks
A real sensory diet is assessed and prescribed by an OT for your specific child. This is the toolkit and the vocabulary, so you and your OT have the same words and the same equipment.
This page is the live version of the product list in your guide. We update it when something goes out of stock or we find better, so you always land on something you can actually buy.
Proprioceptive — deep pressure
Even, grounding pressure your child pulls onto themselves — the heavy-work anchor of the day.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Whole-body compression to push into — resistance they generate themselves.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Deep pressure for wind-down and sleep — the settling input at the end of the day.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Vestibular — movement
Rhythmic movement that organizes an over- or under-active system. Check your doorway's weight rating first.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Lets a fidgety body move while seated — focus without leaving the chair.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Heavy, repetitive input that burns the wiggles and resets attention.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Controlled spinning for the child who seeks it — on their terms, when they choose.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Prone push-and-glide for core strength and big proprioceptive input.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Tactile — touch
Varied textures for busy hands while the rest of the body settles.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Deep tactile play that calms and holds attention. Contained, mess-managed.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →A barefoot texture path for input-seeking feet — steppingstones for the body.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →For the Wilbarger brushing protocol. Use only with hands-on training from your OT.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Oral — the mouth
Safe oral input for kids who chew to regulate. Food-grade silicone, breakaway clasp.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Stronger oral input than a chew — textured, vibrating heads. Doubles for speech and feeding work.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Blowing is calming oral-motor breath work. †Set contains latex balloons — a choking hazard under 8; supervise or leave the balloons out.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Visual & auditory — sight & sound
Drops the sound when the world gets loud. Volume-limiting, sized for kids.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →One slow thing to watch — a visual off-ramp for a racing system.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Low, slow light that sets the whole room's nervous-system tone.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Routine & transitions
Makes time visible, so transitions stop being ambushes.
See it on Amazon (paid link) →Shows the day so what's-next is never a surprise. Our Visual Schedule Bundle — 300+ cards.
In our shop soonName the feeling, mark the win. From our Calm Down Corner Printables.
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