Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for sensory processing disorder and provides direction when sensory processing disorder removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensory Processing Disorder often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when sensory processing disorder has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult sensory processing disorder periods
- A basis for action independent of how sensory processing disorder makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Sensory Processing Disorder
Ask yourself: 'If my sensory processing disorder were less present, what would I be doing more of? What kind of person would I be?'
Values are not goals (achievable and done) but ongoing directions: being a present parent, creating beauty, contributing to others.
Values-Based Action in Sensory Processing Disorder
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when sensory processing disorder is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite sensory processing disorder, are more sustainable than waiting for sensory processing disorder to lift first.