Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a term that has gained widespread usage in schools across America over the last few years. The problem is that it isn't easily understood, there is no magic cure ...

To perceive the world as a whole, our five senses have to team up in the brain—and in some cases, they actually seem to fuse with one another It is Saturday evening at the state fair. To your left, ...

Louisville (Ohio) Public Library opened an innovative Sensory Space in August 2018 with the help of a $50,000 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant. It offers teen sensory relaxation ...

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 is one of those peculiarly modern diseases caught in the purgatory between legitimacy and quackery. It’s widely accepted that some children have difficulty handling ...

Picture this: You’re standing in a grocery store when the child in the cart 10 feet away from you lets out a blood-curdling scream and covers his ears, seemingly unprovoked. The store is quiet aside ...

It’s unbearable to wear clothing with tags. It’s impossible to use scissors, no matter how many times you try. All mushy or soft foods are unbearable — not because of the flavor, but the consistency.