​​The Sensory Profile Screener*

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Take this screener if…

• Bright lights, loud noises, or busy environments cause you physical discomfort.

• You struggle with specific clothing textures, strong smells, or mixed food textures.

• You find yourself frequently bumping into things, misjudging distances, or feeling clumsy.

• You require distinct background noise—or absolute silence—to focus and function well.
   

This assessment breaks down your sensory profile into 6 distinct categories. It identifies patterns in how you process sights, sounds, touch, and movement in your daily life. The goal is to provide you with a holistic sensory profile so you can reflect on any areas that are particularly challenging.
 

This assessment is intended for informational and self-reflection purposes only; it is not a diagnostic tool.

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60 Questions
 

Who It’s For:

Adults (18+) who want to understand their unique experiences with sensory input—including sights, sounds, touch, and movement—and how these patterns might shape their daily participation, comfort, and self-care needs.
 

Duration:

Approximately 10 minutes
 

What It Measures:

The Sensory Profile Screener assesses sensitivity and processing across 6 different categories:
 

• Vision – How your visual system filters out distractions like moving fans, visual clutter, or fluorescent lights.
   

• Hearing – Your response to background noise, sudden loud sounds, and specific acoustic environments.
   

• Touch – Your adaptability to clothing textures, grooming activities, and physical handling.
   

• Taste & Smell – Your physical reactions to food textures, surprising flavors, and environmental odors.
   

• Coordination (Body) – Your proprioception, including gauging physical force, spatial awareness, and handling delicate objects.
   

• Stability (Balance) – Your vestibular system's response to movement, uneven terrain, heights, and physical orientation.
   

Total Score Interpretation

Total Score Range: Represented as a T-Score (typically 40–90)
 

• Low Range (T-Score < 60): Your total score suggests that you process sensory information similarly to most people. While you may have occasional preferences, they likely don't limit your daily participation.
   

• Moderate Difficulties (T-Score 60–69): Your total score suggests that you have distinct sensory preferences or sensitivities that likely require specific coping strategies to manage effectively.
   

• Likely Significant Difficulties (T-Score 70+): Your total score suggests that you have significant sensory sensitivities that likely act as a major barrier in your daily life. You likely experience frequent overwhelm or avoidance behaviors across multiple senses.
   

Subscale Score Interpretation

Each of the 6 subscales is scored using the same T-Score ranges to offer a deeper look into your specific sensory profile.
 

1. Vision

• Low (T-Score < 60): Your visual system effectively filters out distractions.

• Moderate (T-Score 60–69): You may find visual clutter frustrating or experience mild fatigue from certain lighting.

• Severe (T-Score 70+): Visual clutter may be overwhelming, and bright lights or scrolling screens likely trigger nausea or migraines.
   

2. Hearing

• Low (T-Score < 60): You can work or sleep in environments with normal background noise.

• Moderate (T-Score 60–69): You might find it hard to focus with rhythmic noises or prefer to leave noisy social events early.

• Severe (T-Score 70+): Certain sounds may trigger a fight-or-flight response, and you likely need absolute silence or noise-canceling headphones to function.
   

3. Touch

• Low (T-Score < 60): You adapt easily to different clothing textures and grooming activities.

• Moderate (T-Score 60–69): You might cut tags out of shirts or dislike the feeling of sticky substances on your skin.

• Severe (T-Score 70+): Clothing textures can feel painful, and you likely avoid hair or nail salons due to the distress of being touched.
   

4. Taste & Smell

• Low (T-Score < 60): You generally enjoy trying new foods and are unbothered by environmental smells.

• Moderate (T-Score 60–69): You might be a creature of habit with meals or find strong smells in store aisles mildly queasy.

• Severe (T-Score 70+): You likely have a very restricted diet due to fear of textures/tastes and are physically sickened by smells others don't notice.
   

5. Coordination (Body)

• Low (T-Score < 60): You have good control over your physical force and move through spaces easily.

• Moderate (T-Score 60–69): You might occasionally snap pencil leads, slam doors unintentionally, or be a bit clumsy when tired.

• Severe (T-Score 70+): You frequently break things, bump into people or objects constantly, and have poor proprioception.
   

6. Stability (Balance)

• Low (T-Score < 60): You are comfortable with movement, heights, and uneven ground.

• Moderate (T-Score 60–69): You might fidget constantly in your chair or feel a bit unstable on stairs.

• Severe (T-Score 70+): You likely slide down in chairs, avoid escalators, or experience vertigo when closing your eyes in the shower.
   

Support for Sensory Profile

Understanding your sensory profile can empower you to advocate for your needs, adjust your environments, and improve your daily comfort.
 

Our neuro-informed experts can help. If your sensory sensitivities are creating major barriers in your life, we offer specialized assessments, individual counseling, and couples counseling.

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