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 ...

Sensory processing disorders (SPD) are not yet listed in the current “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” though significant lobbying to have it included in the next ...

Causes of Sensory Processing Disorder. The exact cause of sensory processing problems has not been identified. But a 2006 study of twins found that hypersensitivity to light and sound may have a ...

Sensory processing disorder, or S.P.D., is a condition in which the brain receives and reacts to certain stimuli — such as smells, sensations, sounds and tastes — in a dysfunctional way.

Individuals with autism show differences in both social cognition and basic sensory processing. In this Review, Robertson and Baron-Cohen discuss human and animal studies of sensory processing in ...

Known as sensory processing disorder, the condition involves the visual, tactile, oral, auditory and olfactory senses, as well as the senses used to balance and locate oneself in space.

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 ...