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Brain Needs Answers

1. The 3 main categories of needs are:

➢ Physical (basic physical & sensory),

➢ Emotional (People Around Me & World Around Me)

➢ Learning needs (the fancy term being Executive Function Skills) and

the six related skills (Control Centre Skills 2).

2. The 6 Physical needs: water, food, sleep, pain free, right

temperature, physical exercise (feeling fit).

3. The 6 Sensory needs: light, sound, proprioception, smell, tactile,

level of interest.

4. The 6 People Around Me needs: cared for and supported by adults;

liked by peers; sense of belonging; feeling I count and am an important

part of the group; feeling ok and accepted as the person I am; feeling

listened to and understood.