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From clinical models to a lens we can hold together
Research for practice | Co-production | Participation From clinical models to a lens we can hold together A new paper about co-designing mental health guidance with neurodivergent young people and
When regulation begins in the body: What new interoception research asks us to notice in NICU and Perinatal Mental Health Practice
Before self-regulation, there is relationship: what new interoception research asks us to notice from the womb to NICU and perinatal mental health. A new 2026 paper in Scientific Reports has
What Does Hunger Mean? New 2026 Research Invites Us to Rethink Interoception, Appetite and Eating
A stomach rumble seems straightforward. Your stomach rumbles. You feel hungry. You eat. Or perhaps you walk past a bakery and suddenly want something you had not been thinking about.
From Sensory Scores to Participation: What New Research Asks Us to Notice
A newly published South African study invites us to look more carefully at what we mean when we say that a child has “sensory difficulties”. Perhaps more importantly, it reminds
Falls, Mental Health and Learning Disability
Please don’t ignore movement Around 1 in 9 working-age adults with learning disability and mental health difficulties experienced a fall or fracture requiring emergency or hospital care Falls prevention in
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Sensory Integration, Participation & Wellbeing Our New Three-part Sensory Project Click & Connect Workshop series Our Mental Health & Wellbeing course has been part of The Sensory Project learning offer
ASI2 : Slowing Down and Asking the Deeper Questions
In ASI2, we returned to the body. Not as a theory alone, not as a checklist, but as a lived experience. We explore how movement and sensory input form the
International Day of Yoga
The International Day of Yoga is celebrated today, 21st June, linked to the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, a day that
School Transitions, Participation and Belonging: Reflections on the STEPS Report Through a PEAR TREE™ Lens
At ASI Wise & Sensory Project, we were delighted to read the recently published STEPS (School Transition Experiences for Pupils with SEND) report from researchers at York St John University
The audit came first – our new ASI1 & ASI 4 Schools
Our new Schools Series has been built on an intentional review, not on assumptions. For more than 2 years, we have been carefully looking at what learners are asking for,