The Sensory Code Podcast
by Laura Petix, The OT Butterfly
Latest episode
How do I manage fidget use in my classroom?
How do I manage fidget use in my classroom?
About this podcast
Formerly known as The Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast — now The Sensory Code Podcast. Every week, pediatric occupational therapist Laura Petix helps you view behavior through a nervous system lens. When parents, caregivers, educators, and therapists understand how sensory processing differences affect learning and behavior, it changes the game forever.
Laura brings a unique POV to the table: her clinical experience as a pediatric OT, her lived experience as a neurodivergent, ADHD, sensory-sensitive person, and her firsthand knowledge of parenting a neurodivergent child. However you're showing up — parent, provider, or both — you're in the right place.
Just pull up a chair, grab your fidget, and lock in.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 143 episodes
- How do I manage fidget use in my classroom? · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 141What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! In this episode, I discuss the nuances of using fidgets in the classroom, addressing common challenges teachers face and sharing…
- Can OT help with impulse control for my 5 year old with ADHD? · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 140What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Summary In this episode, I explore how occupational therapy can support children with ADHD, especially in managing impulse…
- Help! Both my kids have opposite sensory needs. How can I support both? · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 139What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Summary Learn how to manage conflicting sensory needs among children, especially in limited spaces, and emphasize the importance…
- To the haters who think I’m raising a snowflake · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 138What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! I share my thoughts on supporting neurodivergent children through accommodations and how to handle critics who oppose this…
- Proactive Regulation: The Nervous System Budget · 15 min · Season 4 Episode 137What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! I share insights from my upcoming book, The Sensory Code, and introduce the nervous system budget framework to help parents and…
- How much does diagnosis matter for OT intervention? · 14 min · Season 4 Episode 136What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! I discuss whether a child's diagnosis influences occupational therapy treatment plans, emphasizing that while diagnoses can…
- Am I over-accommodating my child? · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 135What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! In this episode of the Sensory Code Podcast, I reflect on a personal realization about my daughter's accommodations as she turned…
- Top 5 things I'd do if I just realized my child was neurodivergent · 13 min · Season 4 Episode 134What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Summary Let me tell you about the top five actions I would take if I just discovered my child was neurodivergent. I emphasize the…
- WELCOME TO THE SENSORY CODE PODCAST · 3 min · Season 4What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Formerly known as The Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast — now The Sensory Code Podcast. Every week, pediatric occupational…
- The best app for kids that won’t leave them in tears… even when they need to turn it off · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 133What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! I’m an Occupational Therapist, and I’m also a Mom with an invisible mental load that never ends. Screen time is a tool that I am…
- “But everyone does that!” and other things people say about neurodiversity · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 132What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Listen to this short and sweet episode to help you understand the difference between kids who enjoy some sensory input, and kids…
- Recess is necessary for all kids- stop taking it away! · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 131What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Did you know some kids are getting their recess taken away as punishment for not focusing, being distracted, not getting their…
- "Help! My child is so dysregulated after school" · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 130What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Many of us are back into the swing of things at school, and with that comes so much more dysregulation! Listen in as I talk about…
- A kids book about neurodiversity (Author’s notes version) · 22 min · Season 3 Episode 129What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Listen in to this episode to hear more context and insight behind some of the wording and passages I used in my book, A kids book…
- story time: updates on my medication & diagnosis journey · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 128What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Listen in to this casual, story time episode where I catch you up to speed with my anxiety/ADHD journey and why I stopped…
- 9 stupid-simple self regulation tools for parents (that don’t include deep breaths) · 23 min · Season 3 Episode 127What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Do you ever feel like your patience runs out before your coffee does? In this episode, we focus on why it's essential for…
- Does my child need classroom accommodations? · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 126What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Are you receiving constant feedback about your child's behavior or learning challenges in the classroom? In this episode, we…
- Re-AIR: The "size of the problem" lesson & why I don't use it anymore · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 125What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! The size of the problem is a common lesson therapists and teachers use to teach kids emotional regulation skills. As I have…
- RE-AIR: How to support regulation around the summer break · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 124What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! The transition to summer comes with so many emotions and behaviors, it can be really exhausting. There are ways to support your…
- Re-writing the script: Unlearning childhood narratives with Stephanie Pinto · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 123What'd you think of the episode? Send me a note! Calling all millennial parents! Did you grow up hearing things like: "Because I said so!" "You're too old to be acting like…
