“Sensory” – short film about autistic people’s experiences of hospitals (and the forest!)

Just watched this short video, and it’s excellent. Definitely worth sharing to promote understanding.

Description: Sensory is a film project about autistic people’s experiences of hospitals. It is a fictional film, but it is grounded in the real stories and experiences of East London Foundation Trust (ELFT) staff, patients and service users. The film was co-produced with autistic people, staff, and carers, and it has a fully neurodivergent cast.

 

 

After watching this film, I felt a strong urge to go to the nearest forest myself!

Do You See What I See? Probably Not!

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Presented via OpenPathEducation.com: Let’s discuss how what we see (and hear, taste, feel) in the world might not be the same for everyone else. Topics include face blindness, aphantasia, synesthesia – including misophonia and mirror-touch (empathy) – and sensory processing sensitivity.

Are you a highly sensitive person? Are autism, ADHD, and being HSP the same thing? How might having sensory processing sensitivity traits impact your parenting style? Also learn about the self/other theory and how this might influence your perspectives and choices.

Open Path’s resources includes a resource for parents wanting to homeschool to meet their child’s unique needs and interests. They can also provide professional development for teachers and anyone else wanting to learn the “Open Path approach.”