Sensory Tools for Kids — Printable Sensory Checklist & Soothe Menu | Autism ADHD Workbook

Grumpy for no reason usually has a reason.

Work out what's too much and what's not enough — then build a box of things that actually help. For ADHD and autistic kids ages 5–10.

Sensory needs run both ways, and the same child often has both at once. Some inputs are too much — the label, the hand dryer, the seam in the sock. Others are not enough, and the child goes looking: crashing into furniture, chewing sleeves, spinning, touching everything in the store.

What's inside — 6 pages, US Letter

• "What's too much?" — a checklist across sounds, clothing, light, busy places, food and smells
• "What's not enough?" — the seeking behaviors, reframed as requests rather than misbehavior
• Swap, don't stop — how to keep the input and lose the problem
• "Check your body" poster — the six boring causes behind most difficult afternoons
• The sensory box — what to put in it, split into calming and waking-up things
• Parent guide — why heavy work is the most useful tool, and why to fill the need before the hard thing

Instant download — printable PDF, US Letter. No physical item will be shipped. For personal / single-family use.

A noticing tool, not an assessment, and not medical advice. If sensory differences are making school or home genuinely hard, an occupational therapist can do far more than any printable — and what you fill in here is exactly the sort of evidence that makes that appointment useful.