One of the residents identified how important having mechanisms to help incoming residents understand their own needs is. That individual came up with the idea of a sensory profile that would become a kind of checklist for new residents.
“they were really simple adjustments with the idea of kind of tailoring it to that individual, but it is how you find that information out in the first place”
Housing Sensory Profile
This questionnaire aims to help understand how your sensory needs might impact the housing choices available to you. If a property hinders your ability to self-regulate (Stim) your long-term stability in that property can become compromised
Below is a list of scenarios related to situations you might face in your own home. We might be Hypersensitive (very sensitive and want to Avoid these sensations) or Hyposensitive (Not sensitive and try to Seek these sensations)
Please circle a number from 0-3
0 being do not agree, and 3 being , strongly agree.