Sensory disorders in children have recently been added as an official psychiatric diagnosis and are estimated to impact as many as 15% of kids in the US. These conditions are marked by a significant ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD If you or your child has SPD, you can over- or under-respond to sensory input.SPD is diagnosed based on caregiver reports about the child's ...

In an effort to better characterize -- and quantify -- sensorimotor abilities and their impact on the development of people with ASD, scientists have published research that compared the fine motor ...