Sensory processing disorders are conditions that affect how the brain processes sensory information. They can cause over or undersensitivity to sensory information, including sight, sound, and touch.

Do you know what happens when your brain does not process sensory information in an organized manner? Sensory integration dysfunction can occur, and it is common among people with disorders such as ...

Limited evidence suggests that sensory integration therapy may have a positive effect on individuals with autism. Sensory integration therapy, also referred to as Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI), is a ...

October is National Sensory Awareness Month and, as a parent of two children with Sensory Processing Disorder (also known as Sensory Integration), I want to get the word out to parents and those who ...

Schizophrenia. Attention deficit disorder. Autism. Tourette's syndrome. There are any number of psychological and neurological disorders that could be confused with the symptoms of sensory integration ...

When Joanne Sciortino brought her 8-month-old daughter Victoria home from a Russian orphanage, she knew something wasn’t quite right. "From immediately being on the train and watching her rock herself ...

Sensory integration is an essential part of your development — it helps define everything from the way you see and hear things in the world, to the way that your body exists in space and more. Yet, ...

A child holds their hands up in front of their face, revealing palms covered in a rainbow of paint. Source: Sharon McCutcheon/Pexels Many people on the autism spectrum have atypical responses to ...

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.

Children who are deemed ‘sensitive’ or ‘picky’ might be struggling with a treatable condition. By Meg St-Esprit This story was originally published on Sept. 17, 2019 in NYT Parenting. It’s no surprise ...