Have you ever noticed your child getting unusually upset by loud noises, or going out of their way to avoid certain textures? Maybe they seem overly cautious on the playground, struggle with ...

October is Sensory Processing Awareness Month, putting a spotlight on sensory processing disorder.A local mother and teacher has now come out with a book, with the goal of helping kids and families ...

Sensory processing disorder—also known as SPD or sensory integration disorder—is a term describing a collection of challenges that occur when the senses fail to respond properly to the outside world.

How many of you have heard of children having sensory processing difficulties and wondered, “What does that mean?” A simplified answer is that first our bodies receive information from the environment ...

However, his father, Brandon Shaw, knows that Mason’s attraction to water can depend on the day, “With Mason, we can never take our eyes off him in a pool setting,” Brandon explains, “He’s not ...

All individuals have preferences for certain sensory stimuli and process their sensory environments in individualized ways. Traditionally, understanding sensory processing differences has been a ...

A researcher from the University of Kansas Life Span Institute is part of an international group that recently published a comprehensive review of differences in sensory processing for people with ...

PITTSFIELD — We all have our likes and dislikes. The food we eat. The clothes we wear. The places and situations we find either comfortable or somehow awkward, even scary or upsetting. For most of us, ...

Brittany Dube is a public health professional with expertise in health education and community health. She works for her local Department of Health as a Behavioral Health, Health Promotion, and ...

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Six-year-old Mason is drawn to the water. However, his father, Brandon Shaw, knows that Mason’s attraction to water can depend on the day, “With Mason, we can never take our eyes off ...