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Things I Wish You Knew About Me
PawSteps · Self-Expression & Self-Advocacy Set · Ages 5–12
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✔ 4 activity pages + adult guide, A4 print-ready
✔ Gives children the words to share who they are
✔ "How to help me" — turns feelings into practical requests
✔ My Sensory World check-in page
✔ One-page profile to hand to teachers, clubs & carers
✔ Ideal for counsellors, SENCOs, therapists & families
© PawSteps · For personal & classroom use — not for resale or sharing.
💙PawSteps · Page 1
Things I Wish People Knew About Me
🦉 There is only ONE you — and some brilliant things about you are invisible unless you share them. Write or draw in each box. There are no wrong answers.
💖 Things I really love
…and could talk about all day
😬 Things I find tricky
…even when I'm trying my hardest
💚 When I'm upset, it helps if you…
e.g. give me space, speak quietly, sit with me
🚫 Please don't…
…because it makes things harder for me
🌟 Things I'm proud of
big or small — they all count
🎁 Something surprising about me
most people don't know this!
🌈PawSteps · Page 2
My Sensory World
🐰 Bunny ears, owl eyes, bear paws — everyone senses the world differently! Circle how each one feels for YOU.
🔊Loud noises (hand dryers, assemblies, shouting)😊 fine😐 sometimes hard😖 really hard
💡Bright lights and busy, colourful rooms😊 fine😐 sometimes hard😖 really hard
👕Scratchy clothes, labels and tight things😊 fine😐 sometimes hard😖 really hard
🍽️New foods, strong smells and mixed textures😊 fine😐 sometimes hard😖 really hard
🤗Hugs and being touched😊 love it😐 only sometimes😖 please ask first
👥Crowds and busy places😊 fine😐 sometimes hard😖 really hard
✏️ My favourite calm thing (a place, object or activity that helps my body feel settled):
✏️ A sensory thing I LOVE (spinning, deep pressure, soft blankets, humming…):
🧭PawSteps · Page 3
How to Help Me When…
💬 Finish each sentence with a grown-up or on your own. This page turns big feelings into practical plans — like a user manual for YOU!
⛈️ When I'm angry or overwhelmed, the best thing to do is…
🌧️ When I'm sad or worried, I wish people would…
😶 When I go quiet, it usually means…
🆕 When something new or unexpected happens, it helps if…
🏫 The thing that would make school/clubs better for me is…
💚 You'll know I'm happy and comfortable when I…
📋PawSteps · Page 4
Getting to Know Me — One-Page Profile
📌 Copy the best bits from pages 1–3 onto this single sheet. Hand it to new teachers, club leaders, babysitters — anyone who should know the real you from day one.
draw or stick
a photo of me
Three words that describe me:
⭐ What people like and admire about me:
💖 What matters most to me:
🧭 How to support me best (my top 3 tips for grown-ups):
⚡ If you only remember ONE thing about me, make it this:
🍎PawSteps · For Grown-Ups
How to Use This Set
💡 The idea
Many children — especially neurodivergent children — carry around important truths about themselves that adults never hear: what overwhelms them, what calms them, what they're quietly proud of. This set gives those truths somewhere to go, in the child's own words, before a crisis rather than during one.
🗣️ Doing it together
Go slowly — one page per sitting is plenty. Scribe for the child if writing is a barrier, using THEIR words, not your summary. Resist correcting answers ("you don't really hate assemblies!") — the sheet only works if it stays honest. Drawing counts as answering.
📌 The one-page profile
Page 4 is the payoff: a single sheet that travels with the child to new classes, clubs and carers. Refresh it each school year — answers change as children grow. Laminate a copy for the school bag.
💚 For therapists & SENCOs
Pages 2 and 3 map neatly onto sensory profiles and pupil-passport formats. The "Please don't…" box often surfaces the most useful information in the whole set — give it extra talk time. Pair with the PawSteps Calm-Down Cards for the strategies the child names on page 3.
✨ Golden rule
This is the child's document, not an assessment. They choose what goes in, and they choose who sees it. That ownership is what makes it powerful.