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Task paralysis is believed to be related to sensory overload, and generally looks like “over-analyzing, the inability to get ...

Both autism (ASD) and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are neuropsychiatric conditions involving real differences in brain structure and chemistry. There are some similarities and some ...

Both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are neuropsychiatric conditions involving differences in brain structure and chemistry. There are some ...

Sensory overload occurs when the brain becomes overwhelmed by the volume or nature of the sensory inputs it receives. Sensory inputs can be any stimuli that enter through one of the sensory modalities ...

Have you ever been told that you are “too sensitive?” If so, you’re not alone. Sensitivity implies a certain heightened reaction to external stimuli: experiences, noise, chatter, others’ emotional ...

The brain constantly receives information, and focus depends on its ability to filter out distractions and pick up on what ...

Sensory processing differences refer to atypical ways in which the brain receives, organizes, and responds to sensory inputs such as sound, touch, light, movement ...