Kids with sensory issues can quickly become overwhelmed at school, which is a very stimulating place where many demands are placed on...

Kids with sensory issues need to use insect repellent and sunblock to protect them from bug bites, the Zika virus spread by mosquitoes,...

Sensory is real. Sensory processing disorder and sensory processing issues are not imagined, but very real according to research that...

Whatever our personal qualities are, whether we see them as positive, negative, or neutral, they can lead us to our passions and purpose....

Children with auditory sensitivities may become distressed by background noise and in places where unexpected loud sounds can disturb...

"It's scratchy!" "It bunches up!" "I don't want to wear that! It's too loose!" Stressed out by trying to get your child with sensory...

To kids with sensory processing issues, the world is filled with abrupt and unpleasant transitions. What seems to us to be an easy shift...

How can you help a child with sensory issues that cause her difficulties at school? The best thing you can do as a parent is be a strong...

All the senses can be challenged when a child is sitting to eat a meal: smell, taste, vision, and so on. Add to that the unfamiliarity of...

Need a quick technique to help your child ease her anxiety? Teach her these simple breathing techniques and practice them together. Then,...

Not long ago, I was trying to explain to someone that we parents of special needs kids are, more often than not, dealing with an alphabet...

A sensory diet of activities and accommodations helps a child or teen with sensory processing disorder to stay regulated throughout the...

Are you struggling to get your child with sensory issues to don all that wonderful late fall and winter clothing that will keep her warm...

Do you want your child or teen with sensory issues to be more obedient? Less defiant? Or do you want your child to know how and when to...

Because of what I’ve experienced in my personal and professional life as a writer and editor specializing in psychology books, I’ve...

Halloween celebrations can be tricky for a child with SPD. Before you commit to that store-bought costume only to find your child won’t...

Here’s a video I made about the seven senses: Yes, there are 7, not 5–they include the ones you learned about in school plus two that are...

Apraxia is a condition that is common among children with sensory processing disorder. Praxis, or motor planning, is the planning and execut

Specific sensory input throughout the day as part of a sensory diet of activities and accommodations designed to promote self-regulation...

Concerned about how your child with sensory processing disorder will function at school this year? Why not consider a letter to your...