My Sensory Toolkit
Visual
dark spaces with soft coloured lights
lava lamps
candlelight and fire
thunderstorms, snowstorms, or any dark weather
starlight
Tactile
tickling my hands and face with a long piece of satin (thousands and thousands of times a day)
playing with my hair, my toes, my right ear
bare feet - almost always (I go mad if my feet are covered, even in bed)
swimming
pillow forts, blanket forts, small spaces
cold temperatures on my skin
chewing hard plastic to shreds (I murder pens, especially) - I had to buy chew toys for myself
wilbarger brushes - i do the full protocol
weighted blankets, lap pads, and vests
Scent
playdoh - I keep emergency supplies in the car, my handbag, and my night table
finger paint
lilacs
vanilla
new baby dolls especially their hair
pine trees
vinyl albums
Sound
silence mostly, but also sailboat masts or flagpoles clanging
rain and storms
childhood Christmas music
Taste
anything ridiculously spicy
anything with brown sugar like caramel
i can't taste much of anything else
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