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The Sensory Project is a shared space for understanding how sensory experiences shape our feelings, thoughts, movements, learning, and participation in everyday life. We are all about sensory integration and processing and why it matters.
We start from a simple truth: thinking and doing happen in the body and through the eight senses. Participation grows when people, environments, activities, and relationships make sense together.
This is not about fixing people or pushing performance. It is about noticing what is happening, understanding what matters, and responding with care.
You do not need a diagnosis, a label, or a plan to be here.
You are welcome exactly as you are.
Start on our flexible MSc pathway with Ulster University from Day 1. A unique opportunity to advance your career in Ayres Sensory Integration. The programme is both Ulster University and ICE-ASI accredited, giving you dual assurance of academic rigour and international fidelity standards.
Start your journey with the ASI Wise Certificate Route – an ICE-ASI accredited qualification that can stand alone or be your first step towards an MSc with Ulster University. Complete your MSc accredited assignments within five years to progress at your own pace to MSc full postgraduate awards.
If you previously trained in the SIPT or with another provider, you can upgrade to our ICE-ASI-accredited training. Our EASI conversion route recognises your prior learning and gives you a clear pathway to progress into the Ulster University MSc Advancing Practice Sensory Integration.
This is a sensory-first space designed to reduce overwhelm and support clarity.
Here you will find:
Ways to understand sensory experiences across everyday life
Shared language that supports communication and co-production
Practical tools that can be adapted to real people and real contexts
Learning that supports families, communities, educators, and professionals
Everything here is grounded in participation, dignity, and connection.
Understanding should never be a privilege.
Sensory Ladders resources are free to anyone, anywhere.
Their development has been funded to ensure global open access, with no requirement for payment, diagnosis, professional status, or affiliation. These resources exist to support shared understanding, not gatekeeping.
Some learning is offered with guidance or professional structure to support depth and sustainability. This never replaces open access and never limits who belongs here.
The Sensory Project is for:
People making sense of their own sensory experiences
Families and communities supporting everyday participation
Educators, practitioners, and leaders shaping inclusive spaces
Anyone curious about how bodies, environments, activities, and relationships interact
There is no hierarchy here. Everyone is a sensory being.
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A recent 2025 paper in Scientific Reports explores the impact of a sensory integration informed sports programme on motor coordination and social responsiveness in children with autism. The authors report…
A new paper published in the Journal of Eating Disorders this month explores the associations between sensory processing, eating disorder symptoms, neurodivergence and gender congruence through a lived experience lens….
ADHD and sensory processing.The data is now impossible to ignore. This meta analysis in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reviewed 30 studies and more…
Today, 1st of March, is dedicated to Self-Injury Awareness Day. This can be a difficult topic to talk about, but it is happening, and as therapists, we can see it…
Thank you for sharing your 2024 service statement outlining the ICAN Occupational Therapy Service position regarding sensory differences and Ayres’ Sensory Integration (ASI). We recognise and value your stated commitment…
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Where are we now? At ASI Wise, we care deeply about clarity. Families, educators and therapists deserve trustworthy guidance, and we know that navigating “sensory integration” research can feel confusing….
New Research Spotlight: How Ayres Sensory Integration Supports Children with ADHD We are delighted to share a critical study that significantly strengthens the evidence base for Ayres Sensory Integration when…
Every year, on the 5th of December, the International Volunteer Day is celebrated. This year’s theme is ‘Every Contribution Matters’. It indeed matters; every single contribution is important for making…
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Our big festive tip for the perinatal season: simplify As you try to navigate this season, try to incorporate and remember some of these tips from our Perinatal Peer Support…
An idea for classrooms or therapy spaces… Create a ‘Snowball Fight’ with a sensory twist. Variation: Create “targets” (such as paper cups or buckets) to aim for practising coordination and…
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