Since I wrote about the differences between autism and sensory processing disorder, SPD, I’ve received many e-mails from parents asking for help recognizing SPD or accessing treatment for the ...

A 7-year-old boy in Morris County was having a tough time riding a bike. It was the latest in a series of physical struggles for an otherwise regular kid, whose self-esteem sank to the point where his ...

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.

Sensory processing disorder is often misunderstood; I hear people asking questions about it all the time. In fact, I hear parents saying, “that’s a sensory” thing when children don’t want to eat ...

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, ...

Sensory overload and sensory seeking describe opposite but related patterns of sensory processing, where individuals either ...

Q: I’ve been told that my son has a sensory processing disorder. I’m not sure what this means and I’m also not clear on how this could affect him in school. From what I have read, sensory processing ...

You know those kids who playfully splash their hands in the water table at the children's museum? They fill up the cups to pour them out again, making soft waves in the water while playing in their ...

1 in 20 children is affected by Sensory Processing Disorder – which severely impacts how they interact with people and their environment. The disorder is not yet part of the diagnostic manual of the ...

At the age of six, Jack Craven started telling his mother he wanted to die. “God made a mistake when he made me,” he would say. “Why can’t I just die?” His mother, Lori Craven, says she didn’t even ...