Despite growing awareness of the role of nutrition in health and cognitive function, the intricate neural mechanisms linking sensory signals and dietary ...

Twenty-One Senses offers mobile calming spaces and various fidgets, at the request of event organizers, for people of all ...

Specially outfitted restrooms at the Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field show how one organization is trying to be ...

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 ...

Since I wrote about the differences between autism and sensory processing disorder, SPD, I’ve received many e-mails from parents asking for help recognizing SPD or accessing treatment for the ...

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, ...

Sensory integration interventions address the atypical ways in which children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) process and respond to sensory stimuli. Many children on the spectrum experience ...

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 ...

As a neurodivergent person, I have a hard time regulating my body temperature. Fabrics that retain a lot of heat (even if they’re otherwise pleasing to the senses) can make me feel like I’m ...