Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) can be a standalone condition and also a feature of autism, ADHD, PANS/PANDAS and learning disabilities. Learn about root causes of SPD as well as therapies that help rewire the body to the brain.
Sensory Processing Disorder Articles
Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism
Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism Autism is a subjective diagnostic label that covers a cluster of symptoms or stereotypical behaviors. While conventional medicine often describes autism as a predominately genetic condition that results in a set of ... Read More
Metabolic Psychiatry
What Is Metabolic Psychiatry? Metabolic psychiatry is an emerging field that explores the connection between blood-sugar dysregulation and mood disorders, behavioral challenges, mental health challenges and neurodevelopmental challenges. Research shows (see Sources & References, below) that correcting blood-sugar imbalances can ... Read More
How a Child’s Brain Develops
Understanding how a child's brain develops is important for creating effective educational and therapeutic interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as: Autism ADHD Dyslexia Cerebral palsy Sensory Processing Disorder Learning disabilities Dyspraxia and apraxia Epilepsy/seizures The process is complex ... Read More
Neurodevelopmental Therapy Checklist
Not Just for Autism Therapy is a critical piece of healing a child with autism, and we have created an autism therapy checklist to help you out. Please note therapies listed in this checklist may also be helpful for children ... Read More
How Phenols and Salicylates May Be Contributing to Your Child’s Mood, Behavior and Hyperactivity
Phenols are the chemical compounds that give color to foods such as the red in a raspberry and the blue in a blueberry; phenolic compounds created by plants are called salicylates. Phenols are also found in artificial colors, artificial flavors ... Read More
Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains the history of Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Sensory Processing Disorder. If any sense is inefficient, the integration process can be disrupted, and Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID) - a term coined by A ... Read More
Sensory Diet
In this blog post, Bonnie Hanschu OTR and Myania Moses OT explain what a sensory diet is and how to incorporate it into everyday life. What Is a Sensory Diet? What helps you get started in the morning? Hot shower? ... Read More
Preventing Sensory Processing Disorder in High-Risk Infants
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LDN discusses how a good neurological diet and healing the gut may stave off Sensory Processing Disorder in a high-risk infant. Three-year-old Charlie was recently diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), and his parents were relieved to ... Read More
Sensory Processing Disorder Stories
Kyle: Sensory Processing Disorder and ADHD
Where do I begin? Should I start with my being pregnant and working at a stressful job in New York City? Maybe I should first write about my family history of celiac and not knowing that having undiagnosed gluten intolerance ... Read More
Leo: Autism
excerpted from A Compromised Generation:  The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America’s Children Upon meeting Leo for the first time, it is difficult to grasp that this friendly, bright-eyed 10½ year old boy once had autism. There is nothing about ... Read More
Ella: Almost Autism
Something Was Wrong I knew something wasn't quite right shortly after giving birth to my daughter, Ella. Nursing was difficult. When she started ''waking up" after those early weeks there was no "peace" about her. She wriggled and writhed and arched, ... Read More
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