Twenty-One Senses

Twenty-One Senses is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is advancing inclusion for children - and all individuals - with invisible disabilities in our community. Through awareness, education, and support, we are changing the narrative in our community regarding sensory issues, neurodiversity and nervous system regulation. Ultimately creating a culture of improved self-regulation and mental health for our entire community.

Sensory regulation struggles affect 1-in-6 children and are associated with many familiar diagnoses, such as autism, PTSD, ADHD, anxiety, and over 30 other diagnoses. Despite the prevalence of those affected, many do not realize how minor modifications can make a huge difference.

We are addressing the regulation knowledge gap that occurs outside of the child/clinician relationship or classroom setting. Overlaying our lived experience with evidence-based techniques and universal design, we are educating the most influential sphere around around a child: their family, school and community. This three-prong effort includes:

• Support for families affected by invisible difference through public resources and tools to learn about sensory sensitivities and to locate sensory-friendly experiences in their communities. These awareness efforts include our webinar series, sensory-friendly business listing, a blog, and educational materials.


• Educating the community about regulation and neurodiversity by engaging with businesses and organizations to advance inclusion for individuals struggling with sensory sensitivities. This support is provided via online courses, staff training, consulting, and the creation of an inclusive environment or sensory-friendly hour at a business and a calm room at community events.


• Supporting Schools to recognize regulation struggles in the classroom, which often appear as behavioral problems, through educator trainings that emphasize evidence-based strategies and universal design techniques, delivered in a relatable format, creating an inclusive classroom.

We believe in the strength of a community and are actively involved and working to make our communities more inclusive. This is apparent in our partnerships with the University of New Hampshire Occupational Therapy Department and Nursing Departments, active participation with our local Chamber of Commerces and having conversations with other similar minded community organizations. Throughout all of the efforts, Twenty-One Senses uses our unique ability to successfully present evidence-based social-emotional learning techniques and universal design techniques in an easy to relate, digestible approach. Through this proactive approach, we are creating a healthier, more inclusive community.

Your support helps to create a more inclusive community!

Who We Are

Twenty-One Senses is a nonprofit organized dedicated to empowering parents and caregivers of children with sensory processing disabilities—including autism, ADHD, PTSD, and related disorders—regardless of their location, cultural identification, or socioeconomic status. Our programs equip families to more fully participate in the cultural, commercial, and academic life of their communities by:
- Increasing awareness and improving sensory accommodations via partnerships with local businesses and community leaders;
- Enabling caregivers to quickly and easily locate sensory-friendly businesses, community spaces, and enrichment activities via user-friendly online tools; and
- Nurturing healthy child development by providing parents and other caregivers with personalized, strengths-based coaching and curated digital resources.

Twenty-One Senses was founded and is staffed almost entirely by experienced education industry professionals who either have disabilities themselves or are caregivers of children with disabilities and sensory sensitivities.