Return to the Infant Toddler Sensory Profile Summary
From research conducted on children and adults (see bibliography),
we have identified 4 general categories of sensory processing; we call these
‘quadrants’. The quadrants are derived from the intersection of
a nervous system threshold continuum, and a self regulation/ responsiveness
continuum, yielding 4 patterns of sensory processing. Dunn’s model of
sensory processing illustrates these quadrants [see that section for details]:
Sensation Seeking, Sensation Avoiding, Sensory Sensitivity and Low Registration.