My son always seems to be in trouble at school. His teacher told me she thinks he has sensory processing disorder. What is that?
My son always seems to be in trouble at school. His teacher told me she thinks he has sensory processing disorder. What is that?
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Many professionals dont think sensory processing disorder is a valid diagnosis. A. Jean Ayres was an occupational therapist and developmental psychologist. She first wrote about the concept in the early 1970s.
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