Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at ...

A: There is always a lot of confusion surrounding sensory processing disorder – mainly because there are many different diagnoses that fall under the catch-all phrase sensory processing disorder (SPD) ...

Our world is a rich tapestry of sensory information, constantly bombarding our nervous system with a vast array of stimuli. How does the brain make sense of ...

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 ...

When I was little, there were so many things I couldn’t tolerate: high-pitched noises; the sight of certain fruits or of wet socks (which made me think of how horrible they felt); sunlight; ...

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 ...