Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensory Processing Disorder, or SPD, is a nuanced brain-related condition that influences how people interpret and react to various sensory cues from the world around them. It comes into play when the brain struggles to efficiently organize and process sensations like touch, sound, taste, smell, and movement. Those living with SPD may find sensory input to be intense, unpredictable, or misinterpreted, creating daily life challenges.
Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensory Processing Disorder, or SPD, is a nuanced brain-related condition that influences how people interpret and react to various sensory cues from the world around them. It comes into play when the brain struggles to efficiently organize and process sensations like touch, sound, taste, smell, and movement. Those living with SPD may find sensory input to be intense, unpredictable, or misinterpreted, creating daily life challenges.SPD is more of a spectrum. People with this condition can experience a wide array of sensitivities or sensory-seeking behaviors. Some people may be hypersensitive, finding even minor sensory input overwhelming and leading to sensory overload. In contrast, others may be hypersensitive, seeking out strong sensory experiences or showing a diminished response to sensory stimuli.
encompassing sensory modulation, sensory discrimination, and sensory-based motor skills. Issues with sensory modulation may lead to enhanced or reduced responses to sensory input, resulting in either sensory-seeking or sensory-avoidant behaviors. Problems with sensory discrimination might hinder a person's ability to accurately understand and make sense of sensory information. And difficulties with sensory-based motor skills can interfere with coordination, balance, and motor planning.