Hello to all of you in blog-land! Believe it or not, I have never “blogged” (is this a verb too!?) before. I hope to be adding my own personal messages here from time to time. I want to be sure to update you on all on the exciting new things happening in SPD research, education, and advocacy.
I just returned from Cambridge, England where Dr. Jen Brout and I met with Professor Simon Baron-Cohen.
Dr. Baron-Cohen is a world-leading autism researcher.
Here’s the news: Prof. Baron-Cohen is interested in doing a collaborative research project with the SPD Foundation. The goal of this project will be to explore the similarities and differences between SPD and autism spectrum disorders. This is an amazing opportunity and will require help from our whole SPD community. We will be posting parent surveys on-line on both the Foundation and STAR Center websites. From there, we will be putting together the data for analysis and comparison with the data Prof. Baron-Cohen collects.
Keep your eyes on the blog because we’ll be telling you more in the days and weeks to come.
With excitement for the coming year of new discoveries,
Lucy Jane Miller
As a parent of a child with asperger’s like traits (we are not sure if he meets all the criteria for dx) and issues with anxiety and sensory integration I am happy to participate in surveys.
I’m so excited to hear about this new research and really looking forward to the the results! Thank you for all you do Lucy & Crew!
I am happy to participate and exchange any information that supports research for sensory processing disorder. we have two adopted children that suffers from SPD..my son is profoundly impacted and we continue to search and support his disability..Now as an 11 year old it is very painful to watch a smart, good looking, friendly young boy destroy his relationships because he is so impacted by his needs…
Is the focus of the research surveys? When is the focus of Sensory Integration/Sensory Processing research going to shift more fully to a research philosophy that is more experimental? The recent release of the National Autism Center’s report should be an indicator that more experimental research is needed to understand therapies related to SI/SPD. Is the new DSM going to include SI/SPD in it?
Would love all any any research and therapies on SPD!