Accomodating Sensory Needs in Your Photo Session
How do I accommodate sensory needs in a photo session? Let me tell you. Not everyone may know this but my two kiddos and myself are on the spectrum. My son is autistic and suffers from Hyper-Sensitivity Disorder. My daughter is being tested for ADHD. I myself struggle with sensory sensitivity. So I get that it may be a challenge to schedule or participate in a photo session. It can be a lot of stimuli. So how do I accommodate that? And how can you prepare? Keep reading. 1. Prep the environment. When I set up a photo session I make a space for that session to happen in. This can look like a set with a designated floor area or a area prepared like a couch in a backdrop area. I always try to keep noise levels to a minimum. I ask that parents engage your child quietly. Not loudly and energetically with cooing. We want the main energy to come from me. This helps your child interact with me and the camera. 2. Communicate and coordinate In each of my session questionnaires I ask if there i
