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My shirt has an itchy tag
Could you please help me with the tag in this shirt? It's very itchy.
My new shoes pinch my toes
My new shoes pinch my toes and I am having trouble concentrating while wearing them.
The overhead lights are making your headache worse and your teacher reminds you that you should be working
I have a bad headache and the lights in here are bothering me. Can I go to the Harry Potter room/Can we turn off the lights, etc.
You really like the meditation video, but your teacher turns it off.
Could you please send me the link to that video, I really liked it.
You are having a hard time sitting in your seat.
Can I please go outside/go take a walk--I need some proprioceptive input.
You really want to swing, but the swings are full and some kids are just sitting on a swing and not swinging.
Can I please swing, I need some vestibular input.
You are having a hard time concentrating because there is a lot of noise in the room--tapping bouncey bands, nose sounds from colds.
Can I please work in the hall, can I please have ear plugs, etc.?
Someone cleaned the room and you hate the smell of the cleaner.
Can we please get some fresh air in here? Can I go outside?
Someone is eating food that smells terrible.
Can I please step out, I need some fresh air!
You take a bite of food and it doesn't taste like anything.
Can I please get hot sauce?
Someone sitting near you smells really good and you see their body spray bottle on the table.
Ask, "what scent is your spray, it smells really nice?"
Someone is wearing a really fuzzy jacket and you really want to touch it.
"You're jacket looks really soft, where did you get it?"
A friend invites you to go to a theme park, but you get really dizzy on rollercoasters.
Thanks for the invite, but I get really dizzy on rides.
