Sensory Diet Data tracker

A sensory diet only works if it matches the child in front of you — and it only stays matched if someone writes down what actually happened.

The Sensory Diet Tracker takes you from profile to plan to proof: build the day from the child's sensory profile, log what actually got done (and what it did), then adjust at a weekly review. No more recommending activities on paper that never happen in real life, and no more guessing whether they're working.

What's inside (7 pages):

• How It Works + a Regulating vs. Alerting chart (heavy work, deep pressure, chewing vs. fast/spinning movement, light touch, layered noise) — with a reminder that the child's data overrules the chart
• Sensory Profile Snapshot — one row per system (proprioceptive, vestibular, tactile, auditory, visual, oral motor, interoception): seeks it, avoids it, or misses it, plus what it looks like and what reliably helps
• Daily Plan & Log pages for a school day, a home day, and a blank version — input built into real routines, with done / partly / skipped checks and response notes
• Weekly Review — every activity rated by times done and usual response, with a keep / move / change / drop decision, plus a notes-for-home-and-school section

How OTs are using it: Print a set per client, or copy it into a running Google Doc and type as you go. You end up with a sensory diet that's documented and actually adjusted to the child — not a handout that went home in a backpack in September.

Pairs with the Goal & Session Data Tracker: carry your sensory diet conclusions straight into the client's goal pages.

You get: Printable PDF (US Letter) + editable template (Word/Google Docs) — make a copy per client.

Please note: This is a documentation and planning tool for occupational therapy practitioners. Sensory diets are individualized — base activities, amounts, and timing on your own clinical judgment, the child's plan of care, and caregiver/teacher input. General education resource; not medical advice and not a substitute for individualized evaluation.

From @sammyvibes_pediatric_OT — pediatric OT, sharing the systems I actually use on my own caseload.