Sensory Processing in ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Giftedness and Psychiatric Disorders

Conjecture

I'm using CATEGORIES like "ADHD," "Autism," "Gifted" and "Schizophrenia" --- even though the CATEGORIES do NOT appear to be FUNDAMENTAL.

Rather, there seem to be Wide, Individual DIFFERENCES --- BUT common "BROAD CONSEQUENCES" and "UNDERLYING BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS ACROSS CATEGORIES"

One of those BROAD CONSEQUENCES is Differences in SENSORY PROCESSING.

Now if I'm more sensitive to the ENVIRONMENT --- I'm going to be more sensitive to "BAD" and "GOOD" ENVIRONMENTS.


Sensory processing disorders (SPD) are associated to difficulties in regulating emotions and behaviours as well as motor abilities in response to sensory stimulation that lead to impairment in development and functioning. It is estimated that SPD affect 5–16% of school-aged children.
EW0326 Sensory processing disorders and psychopathology

ADHD sensory overload: Causes, treatment, and more
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Sensory Processing and Sensory Integration in Individuals (w/ Autism)...
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Aug 15, 2016 -- Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulty processing and integrating sensory information and therefore may react ...

Dyslexics show a difference in sensory processing
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Dec 21, 2016 -- Neuroscientists have discovered that a basic mechanism underlying sensory perception is deficient in individuals with dyslexia, according to ...

Sensory Sensitivities of Gifted Children - ResearchGate
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They found that the gifted children were more sensitive to their environment than children of average intelligence and that the gifted children were more likely ...

There is evidence that links some mental health disorders with sensory over-responsivity (SOR), a subtype of SPD.   Reports of significant SOR in childhood has been associated with adulthood depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, negative emotions, poor self-concept, neuroticism, and inattention.

Sensory Processing Disorder: It's Not… Something You Outgrow 

A century of sensory processing dysfunction in schizophrenia
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by C Dondé · 2019 · Cited by 7 -- Deficits in sensory processing are now well-established in schizophrenia, and include impairments not only in visual and auditory processing, ... 

Voltage-gated calcium currents in human dorsal root ganglion...
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by JE Hartung · 2022 -- Voltage-gated calcium channels in sensory neurons underlie processes ranging from neurotransmitter release to gene expression and remain a ..

National Institute of Mental Health (2013)

Common Genes among ADHD, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Depression and Schizophrenia.

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What Does Sensory Overload Feel Like? Autism, ADHD, PTSD
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Oct 20, 2021 -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ... People with PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder are more prone to experience sensory overload in ...