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The document discusses interoception, which is the sense that allows people to notice internal body signals like hunger, heart rate, and muscle tension. It provides examples of emotions and physical sensations linked to interoception. The document also discusses common signs of differences in interoception and strategies to improve a person's interoception through activities like labeling body sensations and encouraging attention to internal signals.

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Interoception Handout FINAL

The document discusses interoception, which is the sense that allows people to notice internal body signals like hunger, heart rate, and muscle tension. It provides examples of emotions and physical sensations linked to interoception. The document also discusses common signs of differences in interoception and strategies to improve a person's interoception through activities like labeling body sensations and encouraging attention to internal signals.

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Interoception is a sense that allows us to

What is notice internal body signals like a growling

INTEROCEPTION?
stomach, racing heart, tense muscles or full
bladder. When we notice these body signals
our brain uses them as clues to our emotions.
Interoception helps us to feel many important
emotions including:

Hunger Pain Sleepiness Anxiety Calm


Fullness Illness Need for Bathroom Distraction Boredom
Thirst Body Temperature Anger Focus Sadness

Differences in Interoception
are very common and can lead to challenges in identifying exactly
how one feels. Common signs of interoception differences can
include difficulty with one or more of the following:
• Recognizing when hungry, full or thirsty
• Toilet training (daytime and/or night time)
• Identifying when sleepy
• Overly sensitive or not sensitive enough to pain
• Pinpointing symptoms of illness
• Identifying emotions in self
• Identifying emotions in others
• Recognizing building signs of distress (before a full meltdown)
• Independently using coping strategies during times of distress

Can interoception be improved?


The good news is YES! Research shows that interoception can be improved. There are many easy
strategies that can be incorporated into your daily routines that can improve your child’s interoception.

Strategies
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1) Use ‘Interoception Talk’: Label the way your various information and
body parts feel during daily activities (e.g. “My hand feels free resources visit
warm when you hold it; My cheek feels wet when you
kiss it; My breathing feels fast when I run with you.”).
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2) Encourage your child’s ‘Interoception Attention’: For even more free information
Encourage your child to notice how various body parts join the Facebook Group
feel during daily activities (e.g. “How do your hands feel Interoception:
when you are holding a glass of ice water?; How do your
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eyes feel at bedtime?; Look at the goosebumps on your
skin; Put your hand on your chest and feel your heart System
beating fast.”).

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