The SENSOR project

Welcome to the SENSOR research project!

Who can take part:

  • Toddlers aged 3 years (or about to turn 3 soon!) who do not have significant developmental delay, or visual or hearing impairments.

  • The in-person part of the study is based at the ToddlerLab in London, so families need to be comfortable and able to travel to this location.

Our Research Focus:

Our research seeks to better understand why some children behave differently in response to everyday visual, tactile, and auditory sensory stimuli. For example, why do some children hate the feeling of a clothing label on the back of our jumper, whilst some don’t notice when their teacher has coloured their hair a different shade of red.

The aim of our research is to advance knowledge of early sensory development to inform how best to support for children with sensory-related difficulties. We will assess your child at age 3, 4 and 5 years to help us understand how sensory processing differences change over time, and how they impact on key aspects of child development.

How does it work?

- Prerequisite Survey Pathway:

  1. Click here

  2. Read our information sheet and if you are happy to take part, complete our 30 minutes survey on XY


For participating in the survey, we will enter you into a raffle for a chance to win one of three £20 shopping vouchers!

 

-Optional In-Person Pathway: 

  1. Selected families that complete our survey will be invited to an in-person day of sensory play observations, virtual reality games, and measures of brain activity! We will offer these visits at a time and day best suited to you.

  2. We will give you a new information sheet with more detail about these assessments. You can ask any questions you like before agreeing to take part.

  3. Come back again when your child turns age 4 and then again when they are age 5


For participating in our in-person study, you will receive a £10 Amazon voucher for each in-person visit! Your travel expenses will be reimbursed (up to £40 each visit). We will provide lunch for you and your child. Your toddler will also receive our very own CBCD gifts and certificate each visit!

How much time will it take: 

  • The survey pathway will take up to 30 minutes. 

  • The in-person lab visit will take approximately 3- 4 hours. This includes lunch and snack breaks!

SEE YOU SOON! 

If you have any questions or want to chat about the study, contact us at cbcd-sensor-study@bbk.ac.uk