One of the relatively new common themes emerging in clinical care and research with children exposed to alcohol and drugs during pregnancy is related to deficits in sensory integration. Jean Ayres, an ...

Dr. Lori Warner answers the question: 'Using Sensory Integration Techniques?' Oct. 23, 2008 -- Question: Are sensory integration techniques such as brushing a child's arms or putting weights on a ...

October is National Sensory Awareness Month and, as a parent of two children with Sensory Processing Disorder (also known as Sensory Integration), I want to get the word out to parents and those who ...

Autism is a developmental disability affecting the nervous system. Many autistic individuals experience problems with gross and fine motor skills. Some may also have poor coordination and muscle tone.

When Joanne Sciortino brought her 8-month-old daughter Victoria home from a Russian orphanage, she knew something wasn’t quite right. "From immediately being on the train and watching her rock herself ...

"He didn't like it, he'd ask me to turn it off because it hurt his ears," she said. There also were other small signs that Tyler wasn't showing age-appropriate abilities. Tyler Aguilera, 4, spins ...

A: There is always a lot of confusion surrounding sensory processing disorder – mainly because there are many different diagnoses that fall under the catch-all phrase sensory processing disorder (SPD) ...

Susan Donohoe knows firsthand the battles, alterations and style sacrifices parents face when trying to dress their children with sensory sensitivities. Donohoe, a pediatric occupational therapist ...

A 7-year-old boy in Morris County was having a tough time riding a bike. It was the latest in a series of physical struggles for an otherwise regular kid, whose self-esteem sank to the point where his ...

Picture this: You’re standing in a grocery store when the child in the cart 10 feet away from you lets out a blood-curdling scream and covers his ears, seemingly unprovoked. The store is quiet aside ...

One of the relatively new common themes emerging in clinical care and research with children exposed to alcohol and drugs during pregnancy is related to deficits in sensory integration. Jean Ayres, an ...