{"id":319785,"date":"2022-09-26T05:30:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T09:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/?p=319785"},"modified":"2022-09-17T15:44:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T19:44:43","slug":"how-to-engineer-better-environments-for-a-child-with-sensory-processing-disorder-and-adhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/how-to-engineer-better-environments-for-a-child-with-sensory-processing-disorder-and-adhd\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Engineer Better Environments for a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder and ADHD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\">How to Engineer Better Environments for a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder and ADHD<\/h2>\n<p><em>written by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/author\/carol-kranowitz-m-a\/\">Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/author\/lindsey-biel-m-a-otr-l\/\">Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR\/L<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>All children thrive in environments engineered for their specific needs. This principle applies especially to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and even more so when it is accompanied by sensory processing disorder (SPD), a neurological condition characterized by challenges with stimuli and the senses.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the Signs of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/what-is-sensory-processing-disorder\/\">Sensory Processing Disorder<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<p>A child with SPD has trouble interpreting and managing sensations delivered by the environment and his or her own body. Different children experience SPD in different ways \u2014 some may be easily overwhelmed by sensations while others are under-responsive to them; some may experience sensory discrimination and perception problems while others have sensory-motor challenges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/what-is-adhd-symptoms-causes-treatments\/\">ADHD<\/a> and SPD influence one another in no small way. A bothersome tag in a child\u2019s shirt, or the classroom lighting, could contribute significantly to inattention and difficulties with concentration. A food sensitivity or a vision problem could heighten a child\u2019s impulsivity.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=&#8221;Click here to continue reading&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.additudemag.com%2Fsensory-problems-in-kids-with-adhd%2F&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How to Engineer Better Environments for a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder and ADHD written by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR\/L All children thrive in environments engineered for their specific needs. This principle applies especially to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and even more so when it is accompanied [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":319786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,53,41,186],"tags":[90],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Engineer Better Environments for a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder and ADHD - Psychological and Educational Consulting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/how-to-engineer-better-environments-for-a-child-with-sensory-processing-disorder-and-adhd\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Engineer Better Environments for a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder and ADHD - Psychological and Educational Consulting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How to Engineer Better Environments for a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder and ADHD written by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR\/L All children thrive in environments engineered for their specific needs. 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