BODY SIGNALS

Understanding what the body is trying to communicate.

Autistic people may experience internal body signals differently, making sensations such as hunger, thirst, pain, temperature, toileting and emotional changes harder to notice, interpret or communicate.

Explore clear, visual resources covering interoception, eating, internal sensations, body awareness and the connection between sensory processing, regulation and everyday needs.

Infographic titled 'Body Signals' showing a young boy pointing to his stomach, with icons and labels depicting common autism body signals such as headache, tummy ache, muscle tension, tiredness, fast breathing, and feeling overwhelmed. The design includes sunflowers, blue hearts, and leaves, emphasizing understanding and support.

Body Signals Resources

A growing collection of visual guides exploring interoception, eating, hunger, thirst, pain, toileting, temperature and other internal body signals.

An infographic about the 8 senses, depicting a child's face in the center and icons around it representing each sense: eye for vision, ear for hearing, nose for smell, tongue for taste, hand for touch, ear for vestibular sense, body diagram for propr
An informational graphic titled "Autistic Energy Drain Chart" explaining how everyday demands drain energy from the body and nervous system in children with autism. Features a photo of a young boy sitting with eyes closed, wearing a dark hoodie. The
Infographic about noise sensitivity inside the body for nonspeaking autism, showing symptoms, triggers, early signs, and helpful tips.
Educational poster explaining science-based scalp sensitivity and somatosensory modulation, featuring illustrations of brain areas and sensory pathways, with sections on how touch is processed and what helps manage sensory responses.
Infographic explaining the neurobiological basis of ingestion behaviors in non-speaking autism, including sensory input, brain regions, signaling pathways, why it helps, and research points, with a child drinking from a straw and visual illustrations
Informational poster titled 'Science-Based Neurobiology of Oral Seeking Behavior' with illustrations of a child and brain, depicting sensory pathways and how oral seeking can help the nervous system, focusing on sensory input, neural feedback, and be
Infographic about propioresception, the 'hidden sense,' showing a human body with labeled body parts and information on how the brain processes body awareness, and ways to support it through research-backed methods.
An infographic about the importance of chewing and oral seeking behaviors for managing nervous-system responses in autism. It features a side profile of a person with a digital illustration of a brain and nervous system. The infographic highlights co
An infographic about understanding the internal delay in feeling, thinking, and speaking, related to nonspeaking autism. It explains the brain pathways, how misreading occurs, and ways to support the nervous system.
Infographic titled 'The Science Behind Alexithymia' explaining how emotion recognition works in the body, focusing on the brain and internal signals. It includes sections on what alexithymia is, how signals are lost, what it looks like, why it happen
An infographic explaining the science behind selective and restricted eating in children with autism, highlighting sensor and interoceptive roots, with sections on causes, what happens, what it achieves, how it looks, and tips for help.
An educational infographic titled "What Those Emotions Look Like Internally" explaining feelings inside children with autism, including emotions like overwhelmed, anxious, frustrated, tired, sad, and confused, and how these feelings are experienced i
An infographic explaining how interoception and pain connect, with a focus on internal pain and discomfort from various sources like stomach cramps, racing heart, joint aches, and muscle soreness. It depicts a boy holding his stomach, emphasizing int

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