#256 - Fight-Flight-Freeze Response and Sensory Processing Challenges

All Things Sensory by Harkla - A podcast by Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC & Jessica Hill, COTA/L - Wednesdays

We recently completed a 2-on-1 mentoring session with a mother who described her son as “continually shutting down - won’t talk and won’t participate in anything.”Sounds very similar to the FREEZE response in fight-flight-freeze. The fight-flight-freeze response is a physiological response to stress, or to danger. Our children who have experienced trauma, or experience sensory overstimulation, often experience this stress response.We give you some tips and tricks to help proactively manage th...