Thursday, July 18, 2013

Sensory Processing Disorders Have Biological Basis

Sensory processing disorders (SPD) are more prevalent in children than autism and as common as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, yet it receives far less attention partly because it’s never been recognized as a distinct disease.

In a groundbreaking new study from UC San Francisco, researchers have found that children affected with SPD have quantifiable differences in brain structure, for the first time showing a biological basis for the disease that sets it apart from other neurodevelopmental disorders.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2013/07/sensory-processing-disorders-have-biological-basis#.UeewkW3YFwP

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