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The Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Foundation has just released preliminary results documenting the effectiveness of the STAR treatment model for children with SPD. Significant improvement were reported in adaptive behavior and emotional functioning after intensive, short-term occupational therapy.
Read More: SPD Foundation Article - Value of Sensory Processing Disorder Treatment - 2014
Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation’s Dr. Lucy Jane Miller responds to a new follow-up groundbreaking study from UC San Francisco showing that children affected with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) have decreased structural brain connections in specific sensory areas different than those in autism.
Read More: Groundbreaking UCSF Research Study on SPD - 2014
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.
Read more: Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorder
Read more (academic article): Abnormal White Matter Microstructure in Children with Sensory Processing Disorders
Study Finds Sensory Integration Therapy Benefits Children with Autism
Read more: Study Finds Sensory Integration Therapy Benefits Children with Autism
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Sensory Integration and the Child, 25th Anniversary Edition
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The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child
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The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
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Executive Functions: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Evolved
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