Did you know that most, if not all, autistic people have sensory processing differences and that many have some combination of hyper-reactivity and hypo-reactivity to different types of sensory stimuli? In this episode, I talk about sensory processing differences and how they could be THE core feature of autism.

Topics discussed also include:

• how sensory differences impact adaptive functioning
• answering a listener question about my own sensory differences
• an overview of sensory seeking and stimming

If you'd like to know more about this topic, check out:

"The Impact of Atypical Sensory Processing on Adaptive Functioning Within and Beyond Autism" by Neufeld et al.

"Sensory Processing in Autism: A Review of Neurophysiologic Findings" by Marco et al.

Theme music for this podcast: "Everything Feels New" by Evgeny Bardyuzha. All episodes are written and edited by Kristen Hovet.

Episode intro and outro music: "Outer Space" by Maarten Schellekens (no changes or modifications were made)

If you would like to submit a question to possibly be answered in a future episode, please email kristen.hovet@gmail.com