You know
your child.
Now see why.
Some sounds land louder. Some clothes feel wrong. Some bodies can't stop moving. You've been trying to make sense of it for a long time — often on your own. Answer 47 questions about what you see at home, and read a portrait of how your child takes in the world.
Start your child's free portraitabout 6 minutes · no sign-upFree portrait first. You decide if you want the rest.
An example
What a portrait sounds like
This child isn’t real. We made up a five-year-old to show you, and shortened the result to a few lines.
A parent marks answers like these
- Certain clothes become a battle
- Being close to others in a line makes them tense
- A sudden, sharp sound can startle them badly
- Sitting still is genuinely hard
The image that fits this child
A lighthouse keeping its light steady through the howling storm
The one thing behind the behavior
It’s easy to read the restlessness, the tension in lines, and the battles over clothes as a child who won’t cooperate. More likely, your child is protecting themselves from a world that arrives too loud, too close and too sudden, and much of that restless movement may be their way of getting through it.
Their natural strength
But here is their gift: your child notices. The sudden change in a sound, the seam that feels wrong the moment a shirt goes on: these register for them quickly and fully.
In the full portrait: words to say to this child
“That was a big sound. I’m right here with you.”
Your child’s portrait is written from your own answers, so it will read differently.
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Who wrote this
Written by someone who has spent 15 years with young children
Fifteen years in the same room, week after week, with children and their parents
In all that time the same question came up again and again, usually quietly: is it something I did?
Almost none of those parents ever got a full answer. Appointments are short, waiting lists are long, and a number on a form does not tell you what to do on a Tuesday morning. I wrote Sensory Portrait to put the useful part of that conversation into a portrait a parent can keep: what their child is doing and why, in plain words, and what tends to help.
Your 47 answers
What you actually see at home
The pattern beneath
How this child takes the world in
A careful reading
Observation, cause, ripple, path
Your child's portrait
Written for this child only
Every portrait is written fresh from your own answers — nothing here is picked from a set of stock results. This is something for parents to read and think with. It is not a medical opinion and does not replace one. If something about your child worries you, please speak with a professional who can see your child in person.
Notes for parents
The everyday moments that puzzle you, explained in plain words.
Why Does My Child Melt Down When the Tablet Goes Off?
The screen goes dark and the screaming starts. Two children, two possible reasons behind the same meltdown, and what may help each one.
Why Does My Child Gag on Banana but Not Crackers?
One soft bite and your child gags, yet crunchy crackers go down fine. Two common reasons behind gagging at ages 2 to 6, and calm ways to help each.
Why Won't My Child Eat Food That Touches Other Food?
The peas touched the rice, and now dinner is over. What we know and don't know about this, why it may happen, and calm ways to help at the table.
What it costs
Read the first 6 sections free. The rest is $10, once.
The free portrait
$0- The image that fits your child
- Why that image fits
- The one thing behind the behavior
- What has been hard so far
- Your child's natural strengths
- What to watch for as they grow
The full portrait
$10- Words to say to this child — 3–5 sentences written for their pattern
- How to grow the strength, and the mistake that backfires
- Who this child can become
- 5–6 things to try at home, matched to their age
- 4 hobbies that fit their temperament
- Everyday routines made easier — dressing, eating, sleep, transitions
- Everyday basics for this exact age
You only decide about the $10 after you have read the free portrait. Prices are in USD. Any sales tax or VAT due in your country is added at checkout, where the total may be shown in your local currency. Orders are processed by Gumroad as Merchant of Record, which handles payment, receipts and applicable taxes.
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