A few days ago, a client asked me a question I've heard at least once a week for the past year. Her three-year-old daughter, who is currently in occupational therapy for issues around sensory ...

Sensory issues can be a deeply painful part of a life on the spectrum. Sadly, many of us on the spectrum, and the people who love us, have found very little published on these sometimes deeply ...

Sensory play is a simple system building logic and motor skills. Easy setup, weekly rotation, step-by-step activities, and ...

Sensory sensitivity is a common trait among neurodivergent individuals that can quickly turn a good day into a bad one. As an ADHDer, someone with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, I can ...

A recent "Oprah Winfrey Show" about a 7-year-old mentally ill boy who also has a sensory-processing disorder has sparked concerns among some parents. Hartley Steiner, an author and mother recently ...

A UCSF study using fMRI revealed distinct brain network activity in children with sensory over-responsivity. These children ...

I know that sensory issues can be serious—especially since one of my daughter’s best friends deals with something similar. However, her mom lets her enjoy sleepovers, loud parties, amusement parks, ...

Feeling from your knee down is relayed to your brain by the tibial nerve. This nerve is also responsible for sending messages from your brain down to your lower leg. The tibial nerve stems from your ...

Former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, 46, has died several years after he revealed his battle with transverse myelitis. The rare neurological disease causes injury to the spinal cord, leading to ...

Patricia Jovellar Isiegas is a member of the Spanish Association of Occupational Therapists for Children and Adolescents (TOP-es). Many children have intense reactions to certain sounds or food ...

In findings recently published in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Semrau and doctoral candidate Joanna Hoh suggest ...

Sensitivity to sound, light and touch affect neurodivergent people differently. Here are the strategies and tech products I use to help me function. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience ...