Individuals with SPD become overly sensitive to sounds, touch, tastes, etc. or under-responsive to sensory input and be clumsy and a risk-taker. They have a difficult with tags on their clothing and can get deregulated with it. Seams on jeans can be constantly irritating, bright lights or busy spaces can be so distracting it makes them close their eyes or repetitively blink, typical noises can be so irritating that it causes them to cover their ears. Grocery stores, parades, birthday parties, and etc. can be over-whelming.

Adults typically struggle with chronic fatigue because their brain is working so hard to ignore irrelevant information and focus on the task at hand.

Difficulty taking in or interpreting this input can lead to devastating consequences with:

· interactions with others

· daily functioning

· social and family relationships

· behavioral challenges

· regulating emotions

· self-esteem

· learning

Adolescents and adults may also struggle with anxiety, OCD, and even depression due to a constant feeling like they are not performing as well as they would like. Children may also spin or hang upside down to get more sensory input. They may be very fidgety in school and other places in trying to self-regulate their sensory input. They may be overly hyper or under responsive and have very low energy levels. Frequently people who struggle with multi-sensory integration issues feel as if they don’t have control over how things feel and how their body reacts, therefore they tend to seek control over their environment and routine. They can be sensory seekers or sensory avoiders.

Your child may be having SPD if he or she does the following:

· Excessive risk taking – jumping and crashing into things.

· Have difficulty with puzzles, hand writing, coordination challenges, riding a bike or hitting a ball.

· Cover their ears with every loud sound – even vacuums, toilets or hairdryers.

· Sensory seekers / avoiders – like hugs, need weighted blankets / waists.

· Picky eaters, prefer eating macaroni and cheese and pizza.

· Reactivity to tags on clothing, tight fitting clothes, seams of jeans.

· Difficulty with regulating themselves or calming down before going to bed.

· Difficulty in regulating themselves in crowded spaces or over stimulating environments,

With our unique integrated treatment approach we can enhance an individual’s brain’s ability to adequately process sensory input. In addition our Brain Gym program and treatment strategies assist in developing and strengthening neural pathways that enhances the treatments outcomes with long lasting results.

Sensory Processing Disorder: A New Name

This is the newest term for, and is synonymous with the terms, Sensory Integration Disorder, Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SI Dysfunction) and Dysfunction in Sensory Integration (DSI). Sensory Processing Disorder is clearly classified under 3 different types… Sensory Modulation Disorder (SMD), Sensory Based Motor Disorder (SBMD), and Sensory Discrimination Disorder (SDD) 2 out of the 3 of these additionally have subtypes underneath them that more clearly define the exact nature of the disorder.

The Subtypes Under Sensory Modulation Disorder (SMD) are: · Sensory Over-responsivity

· Sensory Under-responsivity

· Sensory Seeking The Subtypes Under Sensory Discrimination Disorder (SDD) are: · Postural Disorder

· Dyspraxia