📍 Location: kochi (Aluva)
🧠 Service: Sensory Processing Disorder / Visual Stimming / Autism Spectrum
📞 Call to Action: AbilityScore©® Visual Sensory Screening + TherapeuticAI©® Plan
“She Didn’t Just Look At Toys.
She Turned Her Head.
Tilted Her Chin.
Moved Her Eyes Across The Edge.
Sideways.
Always Sideways.”
Nayana, 3.5 years old, was fascinated by lights and spinning objects.
- Looked at spinning fans from the floor.
- Watched light reflect off water bottles.
- Rolled toy wheels — then watched them spin, not move.
- Tilted her head sideways at every new object.
“We thought it was cute.
Then odd.
Then obsessive.
Until we realized — it was regulation.”
🧠 Why Sideways Viewing Is More Than A Quirk
At Pinnacle® kochi (Aluva), pediatric occupational therapists explain:
“Many children on the autism spectrum engage in visual stimming —
repetitive eye movements, sideways viewing, fixation on lights or angles.
They’re not doing this randomly —
they’re doing it to calm their nervous system.”
Clinical signs of visual sensory seeking:
- Looking at objects from unusual angles
- Tilting head or eyes while viewing
- Staring at spinning fans, wheels, reflections
- Waving fingers in front of the eyes
- Avoiding direct eye contact, but fixating on patterns
“They’re not seeing something we can’t.
They’re using what they see to feel something they need.”
📞 The Day They Saw Her See — Differently
At a birthday party:
- Nayana picked up a transparent balloon.
- Turned her head.
- Looked through it sideways — for 10 minutes.
Children laughed, ran, danced.
She sat in the corner — spinning the balloon.
Watching the light shift.
“That night, we knew.
She wasn’t avoiding the party.
She was drowning in it — and this was how she stayed afloat.”
They called 9100 181 181.
The counselor said:
“You’re not wrong to worry.
She’s not broken.
She’s speaking through senses — not words.
Let’s learn to listen.”
They booked a free AbilityScore©® Visual Sensory Screening.
📊 Nayana’s AbilityScore©® Sensory Profile
- Sideways Viewing Frequency: 🔴 red (430/1000)
- Eye Movement Regulation: 🔴 Red
- Visual Stimulation Response: 🔴 Red
- Joint Attention (Shared Looking): 🔴 Red
- Cognitive Ability (Non-verbal): 🟢 Green (910/1000)
She wasn’t unaware.
She was reliant on visual stimming — to navigate a world too fast, too loud, too overwhelming.
🤖 How TherapeuticAI©® Helped Her See — And Engage
Her therapy didn’t take the visuals away.
It gave her other ways to self-regulate — and then helped her connect.
Plan included:
- Visual scanning games with guided movement (left-right-up-down)
- Controlled light-play sessions: now → next → done
- Social “Look at this with me!” routines
- Mirror imitation of facial expressions
- Eye contact building with “Follow the Glow” activities
By week 5:
- Nayana looked at her mother while showing a spinning top
- Tolerated sunlight without running away
- Played “peekaboo” — with laughter, not withdrawal
“She didn’t stop seeing sideways.
She started seeing us too.”
💬 What Her parents Say Now
“She wasn’t being strange.
She was being brilliant — but trapped in her own visual world.
And with Pinnacle®, she’s learning to share that world with us.”
🌍 This Autism Awareness Month — watch How They Look
If your child:
✅ Looks at toys sideways or from odd angles
✅ Obsesses over spinning objects or lights
✅ Avoids eye contact but fixates visually
✅ Uses vision as a form of play more than interaction
…it’s time to screen their sensory system — and help them see the world without fear.
📞 Book Your Child’s Visual Sensory Screening in kochi (Aluva)
📞 Call the Pinnacle® National Autism Helpline: 9100 181 181
🌐 www.Pinnacleblooms.org
📍 Aluva | ernakulam | Kakkanad | Angamaly
✅ Free AbilityScore©® Visual Processing Report
✅ TherapeuticAI©® Sensory Regulation Plan
✅ malayalam + english Therapists
✅ Parent Visual Stim Management Guide
⚠️ Disclaimer
This article is for awareness only. For clinical diagnosis, contact a licensed therapist or Pinnacle® at 9100 181 181.
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