My Sensory Life: Touch
I often find it interesting to think about the complexity and design of the human body. Each of your fingertips has over 3,000 tactile receptors that send a message to […]
My Sensory Life: Smell
Here we are in Spring where April showers bring May flowers. I have heard that saying many times in my life and just figured that it was referring to the […]
Interoception: The Eighth Sense and Autism
When my now six 1/2-year-old autistic son was three, I jotted down several recent behaviors. He never seemed hungry, thirsty, or sleepy. He was often under-responsive to pain or physical […]
Interoception: The 8th Sense
I have been working through all of our sensory systems as part of my sensory processing series. You can check out my previous posts here. Today we are going to […]
Sensory Processing: The Sense of Smell
It’s been a while since I’ve dedicated an entire post to one of the sensory systems. You can read my previous sensory system posts here. Today we will explore our […]
