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 ...

GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — October is National Sensory Processing Awareness Month. A West Michigan family and Hope Network are sharing the importance of making spaces more inclusive. Originally from ...

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 ...

If you or your child has SPD, you can over- or under-respond to sensory input. SPD is diagnosed based on caregiver reports ...

Brittany Dube is a public health professional with expertise in health education and community health. She works for her local Department of Health as a Behavioral Health, Health Promotion, and ...

Many children have intense reactions to certain sounds or food textures. They can’t stand certain clothes for even a minute, or they get annoyed when someone touches them, making an ordeal out of ...

A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new—and important or just "background noise." Led by researchers ...

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 ...

High-pitched whining. A shrill buzzing. A cacophony of clicking. For some autistic people, cicadas’ mating calls aren’t just an interesting anomaly or slightly annoying background noise — they can ...

Recent advances in headache and sensory neuroscience have revealed that aura and sensory disturbances are complex phenomena present across a spectrum of ...