As long as I can remember, I've been one to pace, spin, swing, or hang upside down. I didn't know it as a kid, but I was probably regulating my systems. As an adult, I've built in times to walk or ...

A young child sitting at a classroom table gets a high five from their teacher. Source: RDNA Stock Project / Pexels Half of all school-age children are hypersensitive to at least one sensation, and as ...

What Is It? Proprioception is the body’s ability to sense its position in space. This sensory process encompasses the awareness of different parts of the body, allowing for coordination and balance in ...

Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in children often co-occurs with sensory processing difficulties, which exacerbate the negative ramifications of DCD. Yet the evidence of this co-occurrence ...

Sensory processing disorder (SPD) and autism often occur together. However, they can also occur independently and are separate conditions. SPD involves difficulty detecting, modulating, and ...

Sensory processing differences refer to atypical ways in which the brain receives, organizes, and responds to sensory inputs such as sound, touch, light, movement ...

Many children have intense reactions to certain sounds or food textures. They can’t stand certain clothes for even a minute, or they get annoyed when someone touches them, making an ordeal out of ...

Sensory differences are central to autism, influencing how everyday environments are perceived, experienced, and impacting overall well-being. By designing spaces that respect these differences, we ...

GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — October is National Sensory Processing Awareness Month. A West Michigan family and Hope Network are sharing the importance of making spaces more inclusive. Originally from ...

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are marked by distinctive patterns of sensory responsivity that span the auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, gustatory, vestibular and proprioceptive systems.