Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a term that has gained widespread usage in schools across America over the last few years. The problem is that it isn't easily understood, there is no magic cure ...

In individuals with SPD, the brain either overreacts or underreacts to stimuli, leading to overwhelming sensations or a muted experience of the world. “Children with sensory issues aren’t misbehaving.

At an occupational therapy appointment in Chicago, a therapist wrapped colorful wrist and ankle weights on a four-year-old girl with pigtails. The patient had been ...

Earlier this week, there was an article in The Boston Globe about sensory processing disorder. It stated that a group of researchers, families, and occupational therapists is aggressively lobbying to ...

Sensory processing disorder (or SPD) is a neurological condition in which someone cannot interpret external or internal stimuli the way a “neurotypical” person would. You know your five senses: sight, ...

Q: “How do I bring awareness of sensory processing disorder (SPD) to friends and relatives who think my child has a behavior problem?” A child with significant sensory needs may need opportunities for ...

Emotional dysregulation is an invisible string linking sensory processing, anxiety, and ADHD in children, according to new research that explores the relationship between sensory processing subtypes ...

It can help to be sensitive to the child’s needs when they're experiencing sensory overload.

The Three Rivers Police Department (TRPD) has been equipped with new equipment to help with sensitive situations.

Sensory and motor difficulties are common in autism. Altered excitation-inhibition (E-I) balance is a putative framework for understanding atypical sensory and motor ...

If environments like schools, offices, or the grocery store make you feel frazzled and stressed, or even bloated and painfully tense, a tango between sensory overload and anxiety could be the cause.