Sensory processing refers to the process in which information about the world gets processed by your brain.
During this process, your body sends sensory information, such as touch, feel, or smell, to your brain, which in turn instructs your body how to react.
This process is unconscious, but essential for the completion of daily tasks and routines.
In children with sensory processing disorder (SPD), this process becomes disrupted and results in your child having inappropriate responses to the things that they hear, taste, see, smell, or feel.
For example, a child with sensory processing disorder may dislike eating certain foods due to the texture.
There are a number of occupational therapy treatments for sensory processing disorder, including therapeutic listening and sensory integration therapy.