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 ...

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 ...

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.

Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Key Takeaways Auditory processing disorder (APD) in adults can lead to issues like communication problems, poor social skills, and depression.APD is linked to ...

Fly family; Ask the Experts; Difference Maker disability advocate/attorney Areva Martin. A Houston family learns how their son Brock’s classroom struggles revealed auditory processing and ADHD ...

Recent headlines in the United Kingdom earlier this year attributed noise-canceling headphones as a possible culprit in rising rates of auditory processing disorder (APD) and hearing problems in ...

PITTSFIELD — We all have our likes and dislikes. The food we eat. The clothes we wear. The places and situations we find either comfortable or somehow awkward, even scary or upsetting. For most of us, ...

My son, who has sensory processing disorder, has a deeply rooted phobia of skeletons that started when he was two-years-old. From late August through October, when all the Halloween decorations are ...

October is Sensory Processing Awareness Month, putting a spotlight on sensory processing disorder.A local mother and teacher has now come out with a book, with the goal of helping kids and families ...

DAVIE, Fla. (WPEC) — New numbers in this year show that 55% of Florida 3rd graders are at proper reading level for their age. While that’s a little better than last year, it still means almost half of ...

Differences in the physical shape and wiring of the brain can directly contribute to the development of attention and social ...

The unrelenting hum of harsh, fluorescent lights. Aisles crowded with people jostling your cart. Startling announcements blaring over loudspeakers. For some, these common shopping experiences are ...