Earlier this week, there was an article in The Boston Globe about sensory processing disorder. It stated that a group of researchers, families, and occupational therapists is aggressively lobbying to ...

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 ...

Dear Doctors: Can you please discuss sensory processing disorder? Our 17-year-old daughter has it, but help is sketchy. What kind of professional is best to deal with this disorder? So far, all we ...

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 ...

How can sensory integration dysfunction affect daily life? Children with sensory integration challenges are not able to correctly interpret and respond to typical daily stimuli. They may have ...

Sensory processing disorder has been compared to a "neurological traffic jam," in which sensory signals received by the brain -- about everything from the taste and texture of a food to the intensity ...

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 ...

On their website, the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation defines SPD (also known as Sensory Integration Disorder) thus: "A condition that exists when sensory signals don't get organized into ...

BRECKENRIDGE Imagine eating a piece of watermelon with a mouth full of sand.That’s the feeling Grady Ritchea, 8, faces with most foods.And if that doesn’t sound pleasant, try coping with sensory ...

Earlier this week, there was an article in The Boston Globe about sensory processing disorder. It stated that a group of researchers, families, and occupational therapists is aggressively lobbying to ...