Is sensory processing disorder somewhere on the autism spectrum?

At times: Almost all children on the autism spectrum have some sensory processing difficulties but it can also be a stand alone problem. In either case the interventions are similar. A child with autism who is on the lower end of the spectrum may not be as actively involved in their therapy but the goal is to improve the integration of the sensory inputs to the central nervous system.

With all due respect: To dr. Rankin, sensory processing disorder is not recognized as a stand-alone diagnosis by medical coding systems, the american academy of pediatrics or the dsm-v. Difficulties processing visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste) & proprioceptive-kinesthetic ( relation of body parts to each other & to space) are found in a wide variety of neuridevelopmental disorders.