Sensory Processing Differences and Autism

• By: Paige Siper, PhD Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• July 19th, 2022
• sensory assessment, Sensory Assessment for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, sensory hyperreacitivty, sensory hyporeactivity, sensory seeking, sensory toolkits, Summer 2022 Issue
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In 2013, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) included for the first time sensory reactivity within the diagnostic criteria for autism. The DSM-5 describes three categories of sensory differences: Sensory hyperreacitivty is an...