This SENDcast Session will be available to view from 24th February 2026
24 Feb
Interoception and its impact on self regulation & mental wellbeing
£10.00
Ali Neal is a specialist Occupational Therapist who regularly presents at conferences and events.
Ali examines how difficulties noticing internal body signals (interoception) affects behaviour and self regulation. She also provides practical strategies to support regulation within everyday classroom practice.
This SENDcast Session will be available to view from 24th February 2026.
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Interoception is the body’s ability to notice and interpret internal signals such as hunger, thirst, heart rate, breathing, and emotional cues. It underpins self regulation, emotional awareness, and mental wellbeing, helping individuals recognise how they feel and what they need in order to respond appropriately. When interoceptive awareness is reduced, pupils in the classroom may struggle to identify emotions, appear dysregulated, or find regulation tools less effective.
Ali Neal is a specialist Occupational Therapist who regularly presents at conferences and events. In this session she explores interoception and its crucial role in self regulation and mental wellbeing. The training highlights how difficulties noticing internal body signals can affect behaviour and limit the effectiveness of popular regulation tools such as the Zones of Regulation. Ali also shares practical strategies to help staff support pupils’ regulation within everyday classroom practice.
Your £10 purchase gives unlimited access to Ali’s training session for your whole school
Key takeaways
– Understand what interoception is and how difficulties with body awareness can impact self regulation, behaviour, and mental wellbeing –
– Recognise signs that a pupil may be struggling with interoceptive awareness, including challenges with identifying emotions, physical needs, or internal body signals. –
– Understand how poor interoception can impact on successful use of Zones of Regulation –
– Apply practical strategies to support interoceptive awareness and regulation within everyday classroom routines –
Who is the session aimed at?
Teachers, TAs, SENCOs, and anyone working with children in school or in an alternative provision.
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About the Creator
Ali Neal / Occupational Therapist Consultant, School Sensory Solutions
Ali Neal is a specialist Occupational Therapist with advanced training in sensory processing. She runs School Sensory Solutions which provides regular and cost effective training for all educators supporting SEN and neurodivergent pupils in schools via an online learning platform. Ali prides herself in finding solutions to everyday problems experienced by children and young people at school that actually work and supporting teachers to incorporate these in their already busy days.
Ali presents regularly at national level on the topic of Occupational Therapy and sensory processing for a number of organisations across the country including at both The Autism Show and The OT Show. She has written a book on Sensory Movement Breaks and has written an award winning program for developing motor skills for children with special educational needs.
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