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Many children with an
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) struggle with sensory issues including
sensory processing disorder (SPD). Chantal Sicile-Kira, “The Autism Advocate,” describes
SPD as “a neurological disorder that causes difficulties with processing information from the five senses: vision, auditory, touch, olfaction, and taste, as well as from the sense of movement (vestibular system), and/or the positional sense (proprioception).
According to Indiana University Resource Center for Autism (IRCA), 40% of children with autism have one or more comorbid diagnosed anxiety disorder. (Merrill) IRCA reports that the prevalence of specific anxiety disorders is as illustrated in this infographic.
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Source:
https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/weighted-blankets-reducing-anxiety-providing-good-sleep/
Many children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) struggle with sensory issues including sensory processing disorder (SPD). Chantal Sicile-Kira, “The Autism Advocate,” describes SPD as “a neurological disorder that causes difficulties with processing information from the five senses: vision, auditory, touch, olfaction, and taste, as well as from the sense of movement (vestibular system), and/or the positional sense (proprioception).
According to Indiana University Resource Center for Autism (IRCA), 40% of children with autism have one or more comorbid diagnosed anxiety disorder. (Merrill) IRCA reports that the prevalence of specific anxiety disorders is as illustrated in this infographic.
Source: https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/weighted-blankets-reducing-anxiety-providing-good-sleep/