Online sensory test: how does it work on Sensorikid?

You have come across the idea of an online sensory test and want to know concretely what happens on the site: questions, time, results, privacy. This article describes how the Sensorikid questionnaire flows as it is designed today—a guided conversation inspired by Winnie Dunn’s model of everyday sensory processing. This is informational content: this kind of tool does not replace an in-clinic assessment or medical or allied health advice; if you are unsure or facing significant difficulties, speak with your doctor or a qualified professional (occupational therapist, psychologist, etc.).

In two sentences: what is Sensorikid?

Sensorikid offers an online questionnaire to help parents and caregivers structure how they see how the child experiences sensations (noise, touch, movement, tastes, smells, etc.) in daily life. The experience is a chat: an assistant asks one question at a time, you answer on a frequency scale, then you can read a summary and interpretation pointers—the full version (detailed summary and practical tips) is offered for €5, deliberately affordable compared with an in-depth clinic assessment (often on the order of €200–€400 in the private market).

Step 1 — Start without an account

From the home page, a button such as “Start the questionnaire” takes you to /en/chat. Technically, the site then assigns you a conversation session (unique ID in the URL): you do not need to create an account or sign up. On the product side, no personal data is collected in the sense of an “identity form”: the goal is to let you try right away while staying in control of what you share in the conversation.

Conversation messages may be stored locally on your device (browser) so you can resume later; check your browser settings if you want to clear that storage.

Step 2 — The conversation: one question at a time

The questionnaire is not a 46-row Excel grid. The assistant asks questions in a set order, using a list grouped into major sections (everyday themes). For each item, you place how often the described behaviour or reaction fits your child.

The response scale (5 levels)

Expected answers are frequency modalities, such as:

• Never
• Rarely
• Sometimes
• Often
• Almost always

You can answer with these words or with a short phrase that clearly includes one of them. If a wording feels unclear, you can ask for a rephrasing: the assistant is built to ask again in other words or with examples, without changing the meaning. You can also add a comment (context, real-life example): that can enrich later reading of the profile, and remains optional.

This is close to sensory profile questionnaires used in research and clinical practice around Winnie Dunn’s work; for parents, the point is to ground each item in real situations rather than mechanically ticking a box.

Step 3 — Track your progress

In the interface, a progress indicator shows where you are in the full path (46 questions in total). The idea is to lower cognitive load: you do not have to finish everything in one go—you can move at your own pace with the tab open.

Step 4 — The “Summary” tab

Once enough questions are answered (or when the path is complete, depending on session state), you can open the “Summary” tab. You will typically find:

• an overview of how far your answers go, by sections and categories (handy to see at a glance where answers are still missing);
• a synthesis text generated from your answers, presented in a readable way.

The free or limited version may offer a shorter summary; the full version for €5 unlocks a detailed summary and practical tips (adjustments, activities, supportive approaches) for daily life. Check the exact wording in the interface when you take the test, as the offer may change.

What the results “do”—and what they do not

The results aim to give you shared language and leads for adjustments (less sensory overload here, more visual cues there, etc.). They are not a diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental condition or “hypersensitivity” in a medical sense: only a professional can decide after proper history-taking and observations.

To contextualize occupational therapists’ role in assessing children’s everyday difficulties, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) publishes accessible guidance. For development and general red flags, CDC child development resources remain a practical reference (health systems differ by country). Sensory processing is also the subject of ongoing scientific discussion; open-access syntheses are available via PubMed Central for those who want to dig into the literature beyond blog posts alone.

At a glance

Go further

If you want to see what it looks like on your screen, you can start the questionnaire on Sensorikid: a conversational path inspired by Winnie Dunn’s model to make sense of your child’s everyday reactions. The service runs without an account and without storing your personal data on our servers; answers stay on your device. The full version is offered for €5. For an even shorter read on sensory profile, see “5 minutes to understand my child’s sensory profile”; for general site context, the home page.