Ricardo is an eight-year-old male who was adopted from Mexico. He loves the smell of chocolate and his favorite color is red. Ricardo likes listening to Disney music, looking at fans, touching hard rubber surfaces, rocking back-and-forth, playing with snow globes, and eating cookies. He has low muscle tone and is generally hypersensitive to sound, taste, and touch, while hyposensitive to visual stimuli. He has Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety disorder, insomnia, and obesity.

Caitlyn is a six-year-old female whose parents immigrated to the United States from Bosnia. Her favorite color is pink, and her favorite smell is her mother’s perfume, Chanel No. 5. She likes wrapping herself in her heavy quilt, listening to nursery rhymes, watching YouTube videos of dolls, and playing with her dog. Caitlyn often sings repetitive phrases from cartoons and lines up her dolls in a row. She is sensory seeking across all domains and has Autism Spectrum Disorder. 

Danny is an eight-year-old white male. His favorite color is the orange of his musical giraffe toy, and he loves the smell of chocolate chip cookies. Danny likes listening to white noise such as ESPN News, playing with his musical giraffe toy, and touching the soft fur of his two labradoodles at home. Danny is extremely shy, tends to suck his thumb, generally avoids movement activities, likes only certain kinds of sounds, and is hypersensitive to touch. He has Autism Spectrum Disorder, cognitive impairment, and severe anxiety.

William is an eight-year-old male who immigrated to the United States with his mother from Liberia. He loves the smell of crayons, and his favorite color is blue. William likes listening to the drums, looking at picture books, watching TV, playing on his iPad, and touching his mother’s hair. He is sensory seeking across all domains and is highly emotionally responsive to sensory stimuli. William tends to speak in repetitive phrases and has Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and insomnia.