Why the DSM 5 Doesn’t Acknowledge Sensory Integration Symptoms
University of Connecticut
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a condition where a person has difficulties regulating their senses within their environment. Although more than half of all the diagnostic criteria of disorders in the DSM 5 describe symptoms of SPD, the APA refuses to acknowledge SPD as a disorder. Ruth Pearlman, LCSW, LICSW, M.ED
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