Articles, news and infographics about Sensory Processing Disorder, written for parents and grounded in the science of learning.
The child who seems far away and the child who never sits still might share one sensory pattern. Will sensory breaks help with schoolwork? See what…
A full bladder is the classic example of interoception, the body's inside sense. That makes a wet bed look like a missed signal. Doctors who study…
Fine at school, a storm at home. Two occupational therapy assistants explain why home gets the meltdown. Here are the first-hour moves worth trying. And here…
Some children don't feel thirst, heat or cold the way others do. That inside sense has a name, interoception, and it is a skill you teach.…
Most classrooms hand out a movement break as the reward for finishing work. For a restless child, that order is backwards: the movement is what makes…
The internet promises that one retained reflex is the hidden root of your child's reading, focus and behavior, and that integrating it fixes everything. Two therapists…
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Primitive reflexes rehearse in utero from about week 20, and labor is meant to be their trigger. A baby born early skips part of that. Seven…
Shredded collars, chewed pencils, bitten nails: parents read it as a habit to break. Occupational therapists read it as a nervous system asking for input. Here…
You’ve watched your child struggle to keep up with their peers, feeling like they’re working twice as hard for half the results. You’ve sat beside them…
