NATIONAL SENSORY PROCESSING AWARENESS MONTH

SENSORY PROCESSING AWARENESS MONTH

October is Sensory Awareness Month to bring attention and help increase identification of the symptoms of Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), its diagnosis and treatment. During this time, parents, educators, therapists, and other caregivers come together to raise awareness of sensory processing, and how if affects not only children, but adults, every day.

#SensoryAwarnessMonth

Sensory Processing Disorder is a condition in which the brain has trouble receiving and responding to information that comes through the senses. This condition often goes undiagnosed, but around 5,000 children every year are admitted to the hospital for it.

Experts say the real number of people affected is likely much higher than that. People with sensory disorders may:

1. Uncoordinated and bump into things often.

2. Inability to comprehend where their limbs are in space.

3. Difficulty engaging in conversation or play.

4. Scream or throw a fit if they get wet.

5. Have an extremely high or low pain tolerance.

6. Gets extremely upset or scared of loud noises.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Visit www.spdstar.org for more information and use #SensoryAwarnessMonth to share on social media. Take a child (or adult) you know who has a sensory processing disorder out on a walk or to a spend the day at a park. They'll be happy you did!

HISTORY

Within our research, we were unable to find the origin of National Sensory Awareness Month.