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The Sensory Code Podcast

Laura Petix, The OT Butterfly

Formerly known as The Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast — now The Sensory Code Podcast. Every week, pediatric occupational therapist Laura Petix helps you view behavior through a nervous system lens. When parents, caregivers, educators, and therapists understand how sensory processing differences affect learning and behavior, it changes the game forever.

Laura brings a unique POV to the table: her clinical experience as a pediatric OT, her lived experience as a neurodivergent, ADHD, sensory-sensitive person, and her firsthand knowledge of parenting a neurodivergent child. However you're showing up — parent, provider, or both — you're in the right place.

Just pull up a chair, grab your fidget, and lock in.

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Episodes

145 episodes

  1. My kid needs vestibular help, how can I help them at home? 12:42
  2. Morning Routine tips for executive functioning/adhd overwhelm and refusal 13:22
  3. How do I manage fidget use in my classroom? 11:14
  4. Can OT help with impulse control for my 5 year old with ADHD? 12:00
  5. Help! Both my kids have opposite sensory needs. How can I support both? 11:37
  6. To the haters who think I’m raising a snowflake 11:23
  7. Proactive Regulation: The Nervous System Budget 14:48
  8. How much does diagnosis matter for OT intervention? 13:54
  9. Am I over-accommodating my child? 12:28
  10. Top 5 things I'd do if I just realized my child was neurodivergent 13:16
  11. WELCOME TO THE SENSORY CODE PODCAST 2:53
  12. The best app for kids that won’t leave them in tears… even when they need to turn it off 49:44
  13. “But everyone does that!” and other things people say about neurodiversity 17:29
  14. Recess is necessary for all kids- stop taking it away! 27:58
  15. "Help! My child is so dysregulated after school" 26:08
  16. A kids book about neurodiversity (Author’s notes version) 22:20
  17. story time: updates on my medication & diagnosis journey 35:48
  18. 9 stupid-simple self regulation tools for parents (that don’t include deep breaths) 22:56
  19. Does my child need classroom accommodations? 27:19
  20. Re-AIR: The "size of the problem" lesson & why I don't use it anymore 28:03
  21. RE-AIR: How to support regulation around the summer break 24:14
  22. Re-writing the script: Unlearning childhood narratives with Stephanie Pinto 51:41
  23. Keeping sensory seekers entertained AND regulated (easy solutions you can do at home!) 17:49
  24. Why Is My Child's Behavior Worse When They're Sick? 21:26
  25. Breaking generational & cultural cycles as a neurodivergent parent with Marcela Collier 37:44
  26. Your Body, Your Rules: Masturbation, Orgasms & intimacy with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish 32:07
  27. THC, CBD and Neurodiversity, with Dr. Miyabe Shields Ph.D. 57:14
  28. Why are restaurants so hard for my neurodivergent child and how can I help them? 23:39
  29. Neurodivergent kids & birthday parties: the struggle is real 30:36
  30. Helping Kids Thrive Outdoors with Nature-Based OT featuring Dr. Laura Park Figueroa 55:43
  31. How an Autism Diagnosis Saved Paige Layle's Life: Interview 1:01:24
  32. Why wiggle cushions AREN’T helping your child sit still 16:40
  33. Helping Kids Understand Occupational Therapy: A Guide for Parents 19:51
  34. Celebrating Occupational Therapy Month 2024 30:27
  35. Why does my child hate changes in routine? 19:51
  36. How to provide regulation in a home with conflicting sensory needs 20:34
  37. Help! My child wakes up dysregulated. What do I do? 18:30
  38. Brainstorming solutions WITH our kids, instead of for them. 16:07
  39. The Nervous System Budget: a new way to think about accommodations for neurodivergent individuals 15:08
  40. Journey from Referral to Recommendations: what to expect (Tips from a Clinical Psychologist) 44:18
  41. Advice from a 6 year old (Lliana Q&A) 26:06
  42. How to use exercise to regulate your nervous system with Dr. Shannon Ritchey 44:08
  43. Making screen time work for your family with Ash Brandin, EdS 54:53
  44. Understanding nervous system regulation with Dr. Joy Malik-Hasbrook 42:28
  45. 100 episodes “wiser” [with Liliana] 25:38
  46. Kristi Palmer {KIVA founder} on de-stigmatizing cannabis use for millennial parents 47:55
  47. So your child was just diagnosed, now what? 20:51
  48. How does sensory processing actually work? 20:55
  49. Unscripted: My husband was the default parent for 17 days 42:30
  50. How to introduce neurodiversity and sensory tools to a general ed classroom 24:10