To perceive the world as a whole, our five senses have to team up in the brain—and in some cases, they actually seem to fuse with one another It is Saturday evening at the state fair. To your left, ...

It’s unbearable to wear clothing with tags. It’s impossible to use scissors, no matter how many times you try. All mushy or soft foods are unbearable — not because of the flavor, but the consistency.

Sensory processing disorder is one of those peculiarly modern diseases caught in the purgatory between legitimacy and quackery. It’s widely accepted that some children have difficulty handling ...