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adult sensory assessments Adelaide

A sensory assessment helps you better understand how you experience and respond to sensory information in everyday life.

Completed by an experienced occupational therapist, the assessment explores your unique sensory preferences, patterns and needs, providing insight into how they influence your comfort, focus, emotional regulation and participation at home, work and in the community.

Our sensory assessments use evidence based occupational therapy assessment tools and frameworks to better understand your sensory profile and how it influences everyday participation. This helps guide practical, personalised recommendations that are meaningful to you.

You do not need an autism or ADHD diagnosis to benefit from a sensory assessment. Many adults seek a sensory assessment to better understand themselves, develop practical strategies or explore how their sensory profile may be influencing everyday life.

A sensory assessment is not about changing who you are. It is about understanding how you experience the world, recognising your unique sensory profile and identifying practical strategies that support participation, wellbeing, confidence and quality of life.

Whether you're looking to better understand yourself, develop practical strategies or gain greater insight into how your sensory profile influences everyday life, our team will guide you through the assessment process with care, respect and a neuro-affirming approach.

People seek a sensory assessment for many different reasons. You may benefit from an assessment if you would like to better understand any of the following:

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Busy or Sensory-Rich Environments

Busy environments such as shopping centres, workplaces, public transport, or social events place different sensory demands on everyone. A sensory assessment helps identify how these environments influence your comfort, regulation, and participation, while exploring practical strategies that support everyday life.

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Sensory Preferences & Differences

Everyone experiences sensory information differently. You may notice strong preferences for particular sounds, lighting, movement, textures, food, clothing, or physical touch. Understanding your sensory preferences and differences provides valuable insight into what helps you feel comfortable, focused, and regulated throughout the day.

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Attention, Focus & Organisation

Sensory experiences can influence attention, planning, organisation, and completing everyday tasks. A sensory assessment helps identify how your sensory profile may affect these areas and provides practical strategies to support focus, productivity, and everyday routines.

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Emotional Regulation & Wellbeing

Our sensory experiences are closely connected to emotional wellbeing. Understanding your sensory profile can provide valuable insight into what helps you feel calm, focused, energised, or regulated, allowing practical strategies to support wellbeing across everyday life.

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Participation in Everyday Activities

Our sensory preferences can influence the environments, activities, or routines we naturally choose. A sensory assessment helps identify ways to support participation in meaningful activities while respecting your individual sensory needs, preferences, and goals.

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Supporting Everyday Routines

Understanding your sensory profile can help shape routines, workspaces, home environments, and daily activities that better support your individual sensory needs. Small adjustments to everyday environments and routines can often improve comfort, regulation, and participation throughout the day.

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Energy Management & Recovery

Everyday activities such as work, shopping, commuting, meetings, or social events all involve different sensory demands. A sensory assessment helps identify strategies that support energy management, regulation, and recovery, making it easier to participate in the activities that are important to you.

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Navigating Change & Transitions

Changes to routines, environments, or expectations often involve changing sensory demands. Understanding these patterns allows practical strategies to be developed that support smoother transitions, greater confidence, and participation across everyday life.

What You'll Gain From a Sensory Assessment

Better Understanding of Your Sensory Profile

A sensory assessment provides valuable insight into how you experience and respond to sensory information. Understanding your unique sensory profile can help explain why certain environments, activities, or routines feel more comfortable, energising, or demanding than others.

Personalised Strategies for Everyday Life

Your occupational therapist will provide practical, personalised strategies to support your sensory needs across home, work, and community environments, helping you participate more comfortably and confidently in everyday life.

Supporting Emotional Regulation & Wellbeing

Understanding the relationship between sensory experiences and emotional regulation helps identify practical strategies that support wellbeing, reduce everyday stress, and promote greater confidence across daily life.

Greater Participation & Independence

Understanding your sensory profile can make everyday activities, work, study, and community participation feel more accessible and sustainable, supporting greater confidence, independence, and quality of life.

Better Support Planning

Assessment findings can help inform NDIS plans, workplace adjustments, therapy goals, and other supports, ensuring recommendations are tailored to your strengths, preferences, sensory profile, and everyday needs.

Shared Understanding Across Your Support Network

A sensory assessment can help partners, family members, employers, educators, and support workers better understand your sensory profile, encouraging more effective communication, realistic expectations, and supportive environments.

Greater Confidence & Self-Advocacy

Understanding your sensory profile can help you make informed decisions, communicate your preferences, set boundaries, and advocate for the supports and environments that work best for you.

Evidence-Based Recommendations

Your occupational therapist will provide clear, evidence-based recommendations that translate assessment findings into practical strategies tailored to your goals, lifestyle, and everyday environments.

Why Choose All Things Therapy?

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Celebrating Neurodiversity

We recognise that every person experiences, processes, and responds to the world in their own unique way. Our neurodiversity-affirming approach values these differences and focuses on understanding each individual's strengths, preferences, and support needs.

Rather than trying to change who someone is, we work collaboratively to develop practical strategies that support participation, wellbeing, confidence, and independence in everyday life.

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Creating an Inclusive Environment

We are committed to creating a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment where people feel safe, understood, and valued. We recognise that everyone's sensory experiences and communication styles are different, and we adapt our approach to meet each person's individual needs.

Our goal is to ensure every person feels comfortable, supported, and empowered throughout the assessment process.

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Respecting Individual Needs

We recognise that every person experiences the world differently. Our occupational therapists take the time to understand your unique strengths, preferences, goals, and sensory profile, tailoring recommendations and strategies to suit your everyday life.

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Supporting Self-Advocacy

Understanding your sensory profile can help you communicate your needs with greater confidence. We support people to develop the knowledge and practical strategies needed to advocate for themselves across work, relationships, education, healthcare, and everyday life.

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Collaborating With Your Support Network

Where appropriate, we work collaboratively with partners, family members, support workers, employers, healthcare professionals, and other members of your support network. By working together, we help create consistent strategies that support participation across all areas of daily life.

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Workplace & Everyday Participation

For many adults, work is an important part of everyday life. Where appropriate, we can provide recommendations that support participation in the workplace, helping identify practical strategies and environmental adjustments that align with your sensory profile, strengths, and goals.

Ready to Better Understand Your Sensory Profile?

If you're curious about how you experience the world and would like practical strategies to support everyday life, completing our intake form is the best place to start.

The form helps us understand your goals, sensory experiences, and what you're hoping to achieve. It is completely obligation-free and simply allows our team to recommend the most appropriate next steps.

Once we receive your enquiry, we'll be in touch to answer your questions, explain the assessment process, and help you decide whether an Adult Sensory Assessment is right for you.

We look forward to supporting you to better understand your sensory profile and develop strategies that help you thrive in everyday life.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is a sensory assessment?

A sensory assessment is an occupational therapy assessment that explores how you experience and respond to sensory information, including sound, light, touch, movement, smell, taste, and internal body sensations. It helps identify your unique sensory profile and how it may influence comfort, emotional regulation, focus, participation, and wellbeing in everyday life.

Who is a sensory assessment for?

A sensory assessment may benefit adults who would like to better understand how they experience sensory information in everyday life. It can be helpful for people who notice sensory differences, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, emotional regulation challenges, or who would like practical strategies to support participation at home, work, or in the community. You do not need a formal diagnosis to benefit from a sensory assessment.

What happens during an adult sensory assessment?

An assessment typically includes a detailed discussion about your experiences, completion of standardised occupational therapy assessment tools and questionnaires, clinical observation, and exploration of how sensory experiences influence your everyday life. The process is collaborative, evidence-based, and tailored to your individual needs.

How long does a sensory assessment take?

Assessment time varies depending on your individual needs. This typically includes the assessment appointment, completion of standardised assessment tools where appropriate, analysis of results, report writing, and feedback. Your occupational therapist will discuss the assessment process and expected timeframes with you before commencing.

Will I receive a written report?

Yes. You will receive a clear, individualised report outlining your sensory profile, key findings, and practical recommendations. This can be shared with employers where appropriate, support coordinators, or other professionals if you choose.

Can a sensory assessment help with work or study?

Yes. Sensory assessments can support workplace or study adjustments, improve comfort and productivity, and help you advocate for reasonable accommodations where appropriate.

Is a sensory assessment only for autistic adults?

No. Sensory differences are experienced by many people and are commonly associated with autism, ADHD, anxiety, trauma, and other neurological or health conditions. Adults without a formal diagnosis may also benefit from understanding their sensory profile and developing practical strategies to support everyday life.

Do I need an NDIS plan to have a sensory assessment?

No. Sensory assessments can be completed privately or under an NDIS plan if occupational therapy supports are funded. Your therapist can discuss funding options with you.

What kind of recommendations will I receive?

Recommendations may include environmental modifications, sensory regulation strategies, routines, equipment or sensory tools where appropriate, workplace or study recommendations, and practical supports tailored to your goals, lifestyle, and sensory profile.

What are the benefits of having a sensory assessment as an adult?

Many adults report that a sensory assessment provides greater self-understanding, practical strategies, and increased confidence in managing everyday life. Understanding your sensory profile can support participation at home, work, and in the community, while helping you make informed decisions about environments, routines, and supports that work best for you.

Can a sensory assessment diagnose autism or ADHD?

No. A sensory assessment does not diagnose autism, ADHD, or other conditions. Instead, it provides an occupational therapy perspective on how your sensory profile influences everyday life and offers practical recommendations to support participation and wellbeing. If further assessment is recommended, your occupational therapist can discuss appropriate referral pathways.

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