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Sensory Processing Issues

Kids with sensory processing issues often react strongly to things like loud noises, bright lights or scratchy clothes, and they may get very upset over unexpected changes.

These behaviors happen because the child is having trouble processing the information they receive from their senses. 

Sensory issues are common in kids with autism or ADHD, but also in kids with no diagnosis.

  • Sensory Processing Basics
  • Sensory Processing and School
  • Parenting Kids With Sensory Processing Issues
  • Help for Sensory Processing Issues

Sensory Processing Basics

  • Sensory Processing FAQ
  • Sensory Processing Issues Explained
  • Do Sensory Processing Issues Get Better Over Time?
  • The Debate Over Sensory Processing
  • Quick Guide to Sensory Processing Issues

Sensory Processing and School

  • How Sensory Processing Issues Affect Kids in School
  • School Success Kit for Kids With Sensory Processing Issues

Parenting Kids With Sensory Processing Issues

  • Tips for Going Places With Sensory-Challenged Kids
  • Sensory-Friendly Party Ideas
  • Increasing Cooperation in Kids With Autism
  • Why Do Kids Have Trouble With Transitions?
  • How Can We Help Kids With Transitions?
  • Summer and Sensory Processing Issues
  • Picky Eating: What’s Normal and What’s Not

Help for Sensory Processing Issues

  • Treating Sensory Processing Issues
  • Occupational Therapists: What Do They Do?
  • Animals Help Children Overcome Challenges

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