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.

All individuals have preferences for certain sensory stimuli and process their sensory environments in individualized ways. Traditionally, understanding sensory processing differences has been a ...

Allied Services recently hosted the seminar Sensory Processing Measure and Other Best Practices. The seminar was taught by Tara Glennon, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, a professor of Occupational Therapy at ...

Sensory overload occurs when the brain becomes overwhelmed by the volume or nature of the sensory inputs it receives. Sensory inputs can be any stimuli that enter through one of the sensory modalities ...

Screen time early in life was associated with atypical sensory outcomes, an observational study showed. Children who watched any television or videos at age 12 months had a significant, two-fold ...

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