Sensory processing disorder (or SPD) is a neurological condition in which someone cannot interpret external or internal stimuli the way a “neurotypical” person would. You know your five senses: sight, ...

A child holds their hands up in front of their face, revealing palms covered in a rainbow of paint. Source: Sharon McCutcheon/Pexels Many people on the autism spectrum have atypical responses to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. myboys.me/Shutterstock Have you ever noticed your child getting unusually upset by loud noises, or going out of their way to avoid ...

Since I wrote about the differences between autism and sensory processing disorder, SPD, I’ve received many e-mails from parents asking for help recognizing SPD or accessing treatment for the ...

Depending on the sensory processing disorder (SPD), the best assistive devices for specific conditions can range from low-tech options to more advanced ones. Either way, the devices should engage the ...

The University of California opened its doors in 1869 with just 10 faculty members and 40 students. Today, the UC system has more than 300,000 students and 265,000 faculty and staff, with 2.5 million ...

The symptoms seem like normal toddler or preschool behaviors: picky eating, tantrums over what clothes to wear and clumsiness. But for some children extreme sensitivity to certain things can be ...

It’s a given that colleges try to help their students interpret the world around them. At SUNY Cortland, college students are helping children who have difficulty making sense of the sights, sounds, ...

On its Web site -- www.spdfoundation.net-- the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation defines SPD (also known as Sensory Integration Disorder) thus: "A condition that exists when sensory signals don't ...