Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)

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  • Reflex integration and children

    What are reflexes and how do they work? There are many genetically programmed circuits running between our bodies and brains which are needed for protection, survival, growth, and development.   These circuits are called Primitive (or Primary) Reflexes. These set the stage for moving our bodies, communication, and learning new things.  These reflex circuits start developing […]

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  • About Reflex Integration

    If you did not have neuro-sensory-motor reflexes, you would not be alive. There are many genetically programmed reflex circuits running between our bodies and brains which are needed for protection, survival, growth, and development.   There are about 21 of these circuits called Primitive (or Primary) Reflexes, some start developing and working in utero or […]

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  • Treatment for SPD

    Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a clinical label for people (adults and children) who have abnormal behavioral responses to “normal” sensory input such as sound and touch. What is abnormal behavior? This is behavior that is an extreme negative response to a situation, way beyond that of a “normal reaction” in others.   A child is not doing it to […]

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  • What does SPD look like?

    Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD, formerly known as “sensory integration dysfunction”) is a clinical label for people who have abnormal behavioral responses to “normal” sensory input such as sound and touch. Each of us has our own unique way of responding to sensations.  As children, we “teach” our parents what we like or don’t like, and keep […]

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  • What’s Sensory integration?

    We are all sensory beings who rely on our senses to be able to interact with the world.  Sensory Integration (AKA Sensory Processing) is a concept that has taken me years to understand, and still I am learning.  It is, at it’s most basic level, the efficient communication of circuits between your 8+ senses and […]

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  • Therapy for Pain

    How does Carolyn help me to relieve my Pain?  How hard is it to – Get up each morning to face the day or go to work? Keep a positive attitude and put up a good front when with family and friends? Have fun and do the things you enjoy? Stay calm when your child […]

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