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The just right challenge is a phrase coined by the pioneer of sensory integration, Dr. Jean Ayres. The just right challenge is the notion that progress towards mastering a task depends on the sweet balance of an activity or task being challenging enough that they aren’t bored, but not so much that it frustrates them and they shut down.

In addition to listing out the incremental steps towards your goal, you focus on setting up intentional practice times full of fun playful activities to get them closer.

The goal is to find that point in time right before your child hits dysregulation (that’s the “just right” part!), so that your child can feel successful and gain exposure and practice to the trigger without feeling overwhelmed.

The core content (videos and lessons) referencing sensory processing information, methods and strategies to support your child are applicable to all ages. However, some suggested scripts and example activities are best suited for preschool to early elementary age (3-8) that you can easily adapt or tailor to fit the needs of your child. The benefit of this program is being able to ask me questions in the private group where you can bring your questions and I can help tailor and work through anything that you need adjusted for your child’s age. But please know that I do not have much experience beyond age 10.

Yes. This program focuses on sensory sensitive behavior that impacts functioning.

With or without any specific diagnosis of any kind, if your child is having a consistent difficult time with particular activities of daily living, such as: bath time, brushing hair, washing hair, cutting nails, getting hair cut, wearing new clothes, trying new food, handling loud sounds or busy environments, you can take the course. 

If your child is enrolled in OT sessions, but you’re still having a hard time applying the information in a structured way so you can actively participate in regulating your child, then yes this is definitely worth it. Many OTs don’t have the resources or time to be able to give you in depth training on these concepts. They do their best to relay the information to you based on what they do with your child in their 1:1 sessions, but taking that information and translating it to the home is a big step that’s often missed.

Yes. This vault is for anyone who wants to learn more about how to help sensory sensitive children feel more comfortable around non-negotiable daily tasks in a neurodiverse-affirming way. However, please know that the core content here is created for parents, which means the language, strategies, scripts used are geared towards them. Additionally, there is no deep dive into sensory theory or science, it is very strategy and application focused. I am unable to provide CEU certification at this time.

This course focuses on taking a daily task that your child is having a hard time with and showing you how to break it down in multiple steps so that they can accomplish easier. You will learn all the sensory triggers that go into it so you are more aware of why it’s so hard for them and you will be given video demonstrations of activity examples to help them practice the task in a fun way. Part of this process is supplemented by offering sensory strategies for regulation, but that is not the main focus of this course.

However, within the JRC toolbox, you will receive starter ideas for sensory strategies and helpful handouts and checklists for ideas to explore sensory regulation with your child.

My Sensory Detectives Boot Camp program focuses more on sensory strategy regulation (check here for next enrollment).

This program does not replace therapy. While I hope you discover ways to create long-lasting changes and patterns of regulation in your day-to-day life, there is still a chance in-person OT services would still benefit your child.

Furthermore, with no direct contact between myself and your child, there’s no assessment and I cannot conclude whether or not your child does or doesn’t need OT. I’d still recommend a consult just to be safe. 

This course is self-paced. All the lessons are pre-recorded and are under 20 minutes for each lesson. You can choose how much time to spend on the lessons themselves. Once you get to the just right challenge vault of activities, I always recommend finding a consistent schedule that you can commit to with your child. Consistent doesn’t mean everyday, it just means consistent. So if you decide 1x/week is all you can commit to, great! Put it in your calendar and try to stick to it.

The information you learn about the sensory systems and dysregulation will still apply to children who are not yet speaking or who are non-speaking. However, it does place a lot more responsibility on your observational skills and a lot more “guess work” on your part as you really have to tune into their behaviors and body language to notice if a strategy is working or not.

Additionally, if you have a child who has limited receptive language or ability to understand cues or instructions, getting them to participate in some of the sensory regulation strategies may be difficult, and this is an area I’m not able to provide direct 1:1 support for within the program.

Essentially, you can still purchase the course to learn new strategies, but apply it with your own twist depending on your child’s cognitive and communication abilities.

After purchasing the course and viewing the content, you have 72 hours to request a refund if you find that it doesn’t meet your needs. Please email support@theotbutterfly.com to request this. Beyond 72 hours, a refund is not available, but you may inquire about applying your credit towards other services or porgrams.