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.

I am an occupational therapist working with all humans on understanding & regulating their own unique sensory system. Most sensory based OT's work with children, but after 8 years of working with ...

Depending on the sensory processing disorder (SPD), the best assistive devices for specific conditions can range from low-tech options to more advanced ones. Either way, the devices should engage the ...

A research team has identified the primary cause of sensory hypersensitivity in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A research team led by Director KIM Eunjoon of the Center for Synaptic ...

FLOSSMOOR, Ill. — A young entrepreneur with sensory processing disorder has a new clothing line that is functional and inspirational. Malachi Rucker said people would use autism as an insult and he ...

Controversial condition can cause anxiety, trigger bullying of "odd" kids. Feb. 20, 2013— -- From the time he was little, Adam Lanza couldn't bear to be touched. By middle school, the chaos and ...

The sensory garden, named Umang Vatika, is the first of its kind in a government healthcare institution in North India, ...

If you have a sensory processing disorder (SPD), you may over- or under-respond to sensory experiences—to the point that it disrupts daily life. SPD commonly occurs among children with autism spectrum ...

Sensory hypersensitivity in mice with the Grin2b gene mutation found in patients is related to hyperactivity of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and hyperconnectivity between the ACC and other ...