Dear Doctors: Can you please discuss sensory processing disorder? Our 17-year-old daughter has it, but help is sketchy. What kind of professional is best to deal with this disorder? So far, all we ...

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a term that has gained widespread usage in schools across America over the last few years. The problem is that it isn't easily understood, there is no magic cure ...

Probation officer Sandra Cardone couldn't help but think the worst. Her son Christopher, now 6, misbehaved at school daily, threw frequent fits at home, refused to kiss his grandparents and even ...

Eating disorders are complicated mental illnesses characterized by a disruption in a person’s eating patterns, leading to mental and physical complications. Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a ...

Q: Can you please discuss sensory processing disorder? Our 17-year-old daughter has it, but help is sketchy. What kind of professional is best to deal with this disorder? So far, all we know is what ...

Sensory processing disorder (or SPD) is a neurological condition in which someone cannot interpret external or internal stimuli the way a “neurotypical” person would. You know your five senses: sight, ...

At the age of six, Jack Craven started telling his mother he wanted to die. “God made a mistake when he made me,” he would say. “Why can’t I just die?” His mother, Lori Craven, says she didn’t even ...

One child can’t put on socks if the socks have seams. Another can’t do art projects because the feeling of paint on his hands is too overwhelming. Another can’t ever seem to stop spinning. All these ...

When EMT Saranika Griffith goes on emergency calls for Lancaster EMS, she is prepared with medical supplies and lifesaving equipment. She also carries an extra bag with tools of a different kind: ...

A 7-year-old boy in Morris County was having a tough time riding a bike. It was the latest in a series of physical struggles for an otherwise regular kid, whose self-esteem sank to the point where his ...