Ep. 35: Living Your Best Sensory Life Ft. OT Dr. Winnie Dunn
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Who is Dr. Winnie Dunn and what is her background in sensory processing research?
What's up everyone and welcome to Making the Shift.
We're an SLP couple from California with three boys and a passion for finding better ways to support autistic kids.
I'm Chris. You might know me as speech dude. I'm a Neurodivergent High School SLP and the creator of the Dynamic Assessment of Social Emotional Learning, and I specialize in crafting neurodiversity affirming IEPs through my online course.
And I'm Jesse, a sensory integration trained SLP, owner of a top-rated clinic in Los Angeles, and the creator of the Inside Out Sensory Communication Programs for Parents and Therapists. Join us weekly to learn neurodiversity affirming ways to support social, emotional development, and regulation in autistic kids.
Are you ready to make the shift?
Deal.
Hello everyone. Welcome to Making the Shift. Today is a very special day. We are so excited and so honored to have the one and only Dr. Winnie Dunn. Woo!
Yeah.
I think it's so funny because when I t talk about you I feel like I like have stars in my eyes when I talk about you to our team and things like that and Oh Let me tell the story of kind of how we met and then love for you to tell everyone a little bit more about your work in case they're not that familiar. But Which most people are. But I was, as many people know, had gotten this deep interest in sensory at being an SLP and how sensory affected communication. And it was one of those things where, you know, I did sensory integration training. I was trained in different sensory assessments. I had purchased your assessment, the sensory profile, and I just remember thinking how cool would it be if I could have a conversation with Dr.
Winnie Dunn? Like that would just be the coolest thing. And it was one of those things where I was so intimidated and scared. But I just start Googling you and I find some really old website. It was probably um one of the schools that you had worked at and it was some maybe like 10 year old website or more. And it had an email address. And I was like, you know what? What is the worst thing that can happen? You say no. I won't talk to you. No, I'm not interested or whatever. So I emailed you and you wrote back, I don't know, quickly. I was like shocked. And then we got to chat together as I was creating my program and then later we came back and wrote an article together for Asha, which we'll talk a little bit about today.
And and and it was the same experience when I asked you if y you would be on the show. I was like, Oh my God, what am I gonna do? She's like No
How many trials will it take for you to believe that I will respond?
So
I would love for you to just give every I mean it you're history is so impressive, but maybe some key things that, you know, people should know about your background and how you got to be where you are.
Well, I think it's I think it's really interesting. Like looking back on my life compared to like when I was young, looking forward at people that were my age, you know, 'cause I always thought, Oh, I'll never be like that or I'll never want to do research or all those things that when you look forward you can't believe. But um When I look back, um I noticed some things that are hallmarks of my life, which I didn't know at the time, but I see that they are. Every single I have three degre three college degrees and they I was the first person in every one. Yeah, I was in the first graduating class in my O T program because back then occupational therapy was a bachelor's training. Um I was in an experimental program.
Uh special ed had just started and so they were um having special education, um, masters degrees to help um sort of seed special education in the public schools. So I got a degree in learning disabilities. I obviously I was the only not educator in there. Um And then I um when I got my doctorate, um I was an experimental student to show that people would be interested in a multidisciplinary neuroscience program. So uh apparently I I'm pretty interested in things that are starting and exploratory and experimental. Um I took a job you know, I I took a job in public schools the first year that public law ninety four one forty two was on the way to getting passed.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Dr. Winnie Dunn and what is her background in sensory processing research?
0:08–7:04
2
How did Dr. Dunn develop the Sensory Profile and what were the key moments in its creation?
7:04–13:54
3
What are the four sensory patterns (seeking, avoiding, sensitivity, registration) and how are they defined?
13:54–20:33
4
How does neuroscience explain the thresholds and regulation styles behind each sensory pattern?
20:33–26:23
5
What practical strategies can parents and teachers use to support children with different sensory patterns?
26:23–32:21
6
How can understanding sensory patterns improve classroom design and everyday interactions?
32:21–38:47
7
What are the future research directions and how might they impact neurodiversity‑affirming practice?
38:47–44:44
8
Where can listeners learn more about Dr. Dunn’s work and find her book “Living Sensationally”?
44:44–49:17
Speakers
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