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.

Eating disorders are complicated mental illnesses characterized by a disruption in a person’s eating patterns, leading to mental and physical complications. Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a ...

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, ...

Everyday sounds like a humming fan or a buzzing appliance can fade into the background for many people. For Kristina Doyle of Coweta, those noises can be overwh ...

How the human brain adapts to external stimulation—an important mechanism for species survival—has been made clearer by University of Queensland (UQ) research. Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) ...

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 ...

A research team has identified the primary cause of sensory hypersensitivity in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A research team led by Director KIM Eunjoon of the Center for Synaptic ...

Mike Dierdorff wishes he could sit in the stands for a college football game. But what makes games exciting — the shouting fans and blaring speakers as intensity builds during big plays — can make ...

Five Humboldt County mothers will open Play Street this week, launching the region’s first curated, multi‑sensory play space designed for children with developmental disabilities, autism, and sensory ...

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 ...

Emily C. Skaletski, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and colleagues conducted an observational study involving 67 children with autism, 43 of whom had ADHD, to examine differences in motor ...