At What Age Is the Sensory Profile 2 (SP-2) Used?

From the earliest months to the cusp of adulthood — the Sensory Profile 2 grows with your child.

In short

The Sensory Profile 2 (SP-2) is used across childhood and adolescence — broadly from birth through to around 14 years 11 months. Rather than one form for all ages, it is a family of questionnaires, each matched to a developmental stage, so the questions reflect what is typical for that age. It is a clinician-guided questionnaire, completed by parents (and sometimes teachers), that helps a therapist understand how your child takes in and responds to everyday sensory experiences like sound, touch, movement and light.

How the age bands work

The SP-2 is not a single test but a set of age-matched forms, so the right questionnaire is chosen for your child's stage:

• Infant — for babies from birth to about 6 months.
• Toddler — for children roughly 7 to 35 months.
• Child — for children about 3 to 14 years 11 months (caregiver-completed).
• School Companion — completed by teachers for children about 3 to 14 years 11 months, to capture how sensory patterns show up in the classroom.
• A shorter screening version is also available for the child age range.

This design means the same trusted framework can follow your child as they grow, giving therapists a consistent way to notice sensory patterns over time. The SP-2 does not, on its own, diagnose anything — it is one helpful lens within a fuller developmental picture.

When it helps

A therapist may suggest the SP-2 when a child seems unusually sensitive to, or unusually seeking of, certain sensations — for example covering ears at everyday sounds, disliking certain textures or clothing, craving constant movement, or finding it hard to settle. The questionnaire helps turn these everyday observations into a clearer, structured understanding that guides supportive, play-based strategies.

The Pinnacle way

This is general information, not a diagnosis — a clinical AbilityScore® and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre, under qualified clinician care, never from an app or form. Where helpful, our therapists use validated tools like the Sensory Profile 2 alongside their own observation, then weave the findings into a warm, individualised plan that may include occupational therapy to support your child's sensory needs.

Trusted sources

The American Occupational Therapy Association and ASHA on sensory and developmental assessment in children; the American Academy of Pediatrics and HealthyChildren on developmental observation across early childhood.

Next step — If you have noticed your child reacting strongly to everyday sounds, textures or movement, book a developmental assessment so our team can choose the right tools and map their strengths.