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(2025) Hannah Mitchell Sets the Stage
November 2025 – January 2026 issue of “Autism Digest.” Hannah Mitchell was a fearful little girl with severe SPD and selective mutism. She has grown into a beautiful young woman who is a successful off-Broadway and Broadway stage manager with amazing organizational and communicative skills. What an inspiration! Read her story here.
Read More(2025) Caitlin Folliard Jumps for Joy
August-October 2025 issue of “Autism Digest.”
The intense sensory experiences of riding and wrangling horses helps teenager Caitlin manage her SPD. Her goal is to become an occupational therapist and work with young children because she understands sensory processing differences and knows what helps.
Read More(2025) Rebecca Spring Cools the World
May-July 2025 issue of “Autism Digest.”
Rebecca Spring grew up feeling uncomfortably hot in Washington, DC. Now she is doing something about her interoceptive problem with temperature — she has become a climate activist! Read her story here.
Read More(2025) Todd Root Plugs In
February-April 2025 issue of Autism Digest.
Read about Todd Root, whose autism and Sensory Processing Differences lead him to improve the lives of other neurodivergent people by helping them plug in to their environment and sensory needs. For example, as an administrator at the Independence Academy of Indiana, he arranged with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) for 40 trees to be planted as an acoustic barrier to block the auditory and visual distraction of a nearby highway and airport.
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Read More(2024) Sadie Touches the World
October-November 2024 issue of Autism Digest.
Sadie Friedman, 23, communicates easily with animals, from tarantulas, to chipmunks, to poodles, to cocker-spaniel-sized rabbits. To read about her work and life goals, click here.
Read More(2024) “Out-of-Sync” Child — Primer on Sensory Processing Differences/Disorder
Learn about how Sensory Processing Differences / Disorder affects children and adolescents.
Out-of-Sync Child – Primer on Sensory Processing Differences:Disorder – 2024.
Read More(2024) Three Outdoor Activities with Grammy and Pops
August-September 2024 issue of Autism Digest.
Entice your grandchildren outside with these three activities: “Plogging,” “Worm Rescue,” and “Fun with a Stick.” The activities are from the upcoming book, Grammy, Pops, and Their Out-of-Sync Grandkids Have Fun, to be published by Sensory World in 2025.
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(2024) 10 Suggestions for Raising an In-Sync Child
May-July 2024 issue of Autism Digest.
Suggestions for growing an “In-Sync” child include: “Get large and small muscles in tune,” “Champion chores,” and “Honor your child’s interests.” To read all ten ideas, click here.
Read More(2024) Darwin, 11, Explains SPD
February-April 2024 issue of Autism Digest.
In the revised chapter book, “The Out-of-Sync Family: A Story about Sensory Differences,” Darwin (age 11) introduces SPD to children and other newbies. Read the excerpt in “Autism Digest.”
Read More(2023) David A. Bainbridge Uses His SPD to Design Better Buildings
Rather than getting in the way, SPD can lead the way to solutions for the greater good, such as creating work environments with healthy air, light, and space.
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