Category: Healthful Life Strategies

“Each individual brain is like a unique rainforest, teeming with growth, decay, competition, diversity and selection.” Tweet this quote by Gerald Edelman (Cornw...

Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the world. (Tweet this quote.) It is the only disability that is dramatically on the rise along with a...

In last week’s post I discussed how to become a playful artist with a sensory needs child. This is an important topic because playing in the arts is an interven...

When I talk to therapists and parents about using the arts they are often intimidated. The suggestion that they would speak (or paint or dance) from the heart f...

Your brain is a vital, living organ. It is thoroughly responsive to everything but particularly to human interaction. (Tweet this quote.) This blog post encoura...

The diagnostic process plays a central role in the lives of people living with sensory processing challenges and autism. (Tweet this quote.) Diagnostic decision...

This is the simplest sensory integration glossary I could devise to make it easier for parents to understand some of the common terminology they may encounter w...

In my last post, I shared a story about a child who offers a model of what is possible even when sensory struggles are extreme. I discuss my experiences with So...

Despite ongoing research, the causes behind what we call sensory processing disorders remain unknown. This is because causation is likely a mixed bag of genetic...