Your child covers their ears when the vacuum turns on. They’ll only wear one pair of soft pants. They spin, jump, or crash into the couch over and over. Or they don’t seem to notice when they scrape a knee. These aren’t random quirks. For many children with autism, they come from differences in how…
Have you ever watched your child melt down at a birthday party while other kids seemed completely unfazed by the noise and chaos? Or noticed that your child refuses to wear certain clothing, or craves roughhousing and spinning long past the age you might expect? These behaviors often trace back to something called sensory processing…