Page 95 - Section B Understanding the Brain Refresher Flipbook SUMMER 2021

Brain Needs Answers

1. The main categories of needs are physical (basic physical &

sensory), emotional (People Around Me & World Around

Me) and learning needs (Control Centre Skills 1 & 2

(Executive Function Skills and six related skills).

2. Physical needs: water, food, sleep, painfree, right

temperature, physical exercise (feeling fit); Sensory needs:

light, sound, proprioception, smell, tactile, level of interest.

3. 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.