Sensory Processing Service

The Sensory Processing Service is a specialist service providing support to children who have sensory processing difficulties. This service is for children with a Hull or East Riding GP.

The Team

The Sensory Processing Service is hosted by a small team of sensory trained therapist. The therapists provide advice and formal sensory processing assessments (criteria requirement for formal assessment).The service also hosts a website and provides training about sensory processing differences.

The sensory Processing Service has been developed to enable everyone access to information about sensory processing. The Humber Sensory Processing Hub is a website available to all and can be accessed here: https://sensoryprocessinghub.humber.nhs.uk/

In order to access a triage telephone consultation and/or a full sensory assessment with a qualified therapist, a referral is required. The referral criteria are:

Parent/carer have accessed and implemented strategies from the Humber Sensory Processing Hub (website).
Aged between 0 and 18 years.
Registered to a Hull or East Riding General Practitioner.
Referral completed by a qualified health or social care professional or SENCo.
Parent/carer consented to referral.
Sensory processing differences having a significant impact on mental health and/or physical well-being in more than one environment.
Sensory processing differences that are severe and longstanding and are having a direct impact on their daily functioning.