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Sensory processing disorder occurs when signals from our senses (l.E., hearing, seeing) are not properly integrated in the brain. Because sensory information is not processed properly it make it difficult for a person to act on the sensory stimulation that they receive.

Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this

27 year experience in Psychiatry

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Symptoms

Missed developmental milestones

Other treatments

Sensory integration therapy

Occupational therapy

Related questions

A 37-year old female asked:

Can kids outgrow sensory processing disorder?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: sensory processing disorder?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 50-year old asked:

What can be done for a teen with severe spd (sensory processing disorder)?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 43-year old asked:

What is a sensory processing disorder, and is there anything you can do about it?

1 doctor answer • 8 doctors weighed in

A 43-year old asked:

Can sensory processing disorder cause me to appear drunk?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old female asked:

Which kind of doctor sees sensory processing disorder?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 26-year old female asked about a female:

Does having sensory processing disorder make you more prone to seizures?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old female asked:

Can sensory processing disorder be acquired after event? Like after a bout of serotonin snydrome for example

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 26-year old female asked about a female:

Is sensory processing disorder real? My 2 yr old was diagnosed with it and sometimes I feel like she is just strong willed and misbehaved

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old asked:

My son is 2yrs old with sensory processing disorder. We are in ot and st but his behavior is getting progressively worse, mostly anger. What can I do?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 30-year old female asked:

Is it possible that if my son has sensory processing disorder he could have bowel issues as well? He don't eat very much send is going to be 9yrs old.

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

Is sensory processing disorder somewhere on the autism spectrum?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 36-year old asked:

Is sensory processing disorder on the autism spectrum? Is there a cure?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked about a female:

Is Sensory Processing Disorder real? Or just hype? Is an actual dx? Or just a symptom? Is it on the Autism Spectrum?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 74-year old female asked:

Is there any good data (rcts) on sensory processing disorder in kids without any other diagnosis (autism spectrum, dd, etc)? Thank you.

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 18-year old female asked:

Hi there I am an 18 year old girl with special needs and I am struggling to find a whole exome sequencing at home website which could detect sensory processing disorder but I have read it is genetic.Could you tell me a company that could detect this?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 30-year old female asked:

My son is 5 yrs. Old has been diagnosed w adhd, ptsd, anxiety disorder, depression, sensory process disorder has trouble w daily functions of life what do?

3 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in

A 42-year old asked:

What is a psychological processing disorder?

1 doctor answer • 7 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old male asked:

What is the process to detect and treat myopathic disease?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

Explain the process of "staging" hodgkin's disease and the prognosi?

1 doctor answer • 8 doctors weighed in

A 43-year old asked:

What explains the effect of love and intimacy on disease recovery process?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 41-year old asked:

Could you explain what is auditory processing disorder?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 36-year old asked:

How do I find what's the celullar process of kawasaki disease?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 33-year old asked:

What are the two approaches to treating (apd)auditory processing disorder?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 46-year old asked:

And the disease or process associated with the presence of raynaud's phenomena?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 42-year old asked:

What is the process of diagnosing and how are doctors so sure of what mental disorder you have?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 39-year old asked:

Can there be some medication for central auditory processing disorder, how do you get this disorder?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old male asked:

If the body can attack itself, and nerves and the sensory nervous system was involved would one be able to feel the process of that attack?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old female asked:

Whats this mean? No dr to see, ordered b/c painful breathe. Multiple bilat noncalc pulm nod 3-4mm. Favors granulomatous process (disease wrote above)

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 47-year old male asked:

Could my egfr go from 76 all last year to 128 last test. Can this increase? Can creatinine decrease from disease process. Albu also slowly down to 3.8

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

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Sensory processing disorder

Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this

Symptoms

Other treatments

Related questions

Can kids outgrow sensory processing disorder?

What is the definition or description of: sensory processing disorder?

What can be done for a teen with severe spd (sensory processing disorder)?

What is a sensory processing disorder, and is there anything you can do about it?

Can sensory processing disorder cause me to appear drunk?

Which kind of doctor sees sensory processing disorder?

Does having sensory processing disorder make you more prone to seizures?

Can sensory processing disorder be acquired after event? Like after a bout of serotonin snydrome for example

Is sensory processing disorder real? My 2 yr old was diagnosed with it and sometimes I feel like she is just strong willed and misbehaved

My son is 2yrs old with sensory processing disorder. We are in ot and st but his behavior is getting progressively worse, mostly anger. What can I do?

Is it possible that if my son has sensory processing disorder he could have bowel issues as well? He don't eat very much send is going to be 9yrs old.

Is sensory processing disorder somewhere on the autism spectrum?

Is sensory processing disorder on the autism spectrum? Is there a cure?

Is Sensory Processing Disorder real? Or just hype? Is an actual dx? Or just a symptom? Is it on the Autism Spectrum?

Is there any good data (rcts) on sensory processing disorder in kids without any other diagnosis (autism spectrum, dd, etc)? Thank you.

Hi there I am an 18 year old girl with special needs and I am struggling to find a whole exome sequencing at home website which could detect sensory processing disorder but I have read it is genetic.Could you tell me a company that could detect this?

My son is 5 yrs. Old has been diagnosed w adhd, ptsd, anxiety disorder, depression, sensory process disorder has trouble w daily functions of life what do?

What is a psychological processing disorder?

What is the process to detect and treat myopathic disease?

Explain the process of "staging" hodgkin's disease and the prognosi?

What explains the effect of love and intimacy on disease recovery process?

Could you explain what is auditory processing disorder?

How do I find what's the celullar process of kawasaki disease?

What are the two approaches to treating (apd)auditory processing disorder?

And the disease or process associated with the presence of raynaud's phenomena?

What is the process of diagnosing and how are doctors so sure of what mental disorder you have?

Can there be some medication for central auditory processing disorder, how do you get this disorder?

If the body can attack itself, and nerves and the sensory nervous system was involved would one be able to feel the process of that attack?

Whats this mean? No dr to see, ordered b/c painful breathe. Multiple bilat noncalc pulm nod 3-4mm. Favors granulomatous process (disease wrote above)

Could my egfr go from 76 all last year to 128 last test. Can this increase? Can creatinine decrease from disease process. Albu also slowly down to 3.8

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