Kidz to Adultz Magazine Issue 15

Page 26

AUTISM:

why so sensory? SENSORY DIFFERENCES AND DIFFICULTIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PART OF WHAT AUTISM IS, BUT IT WASN’T UNTIL 2014 THAT THEY BECAME PART OF HOW AUTISM IS DIAGNOSED. SINCE THEN, IT’S BECOME INCREASINGLY ACCEPTED THAT AUTISM MIGHT WELL BE ALL TO DO WITH HOW THE BRAIN RECEIVES, PROCESSES, AND PERCEIVES SENSORY INPUT. 26


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