Sensory Discrimination Disorder (SDD)

Sensory discrimination disorder (SDD), a serious form of sensory processing disorder (SPD), is difficulty distinguishing between senses. This can include strong emotional reactions to sensory stimuli from the special senses (what is seen, heard, felt, etc.), hypersensitivity to certain fabrics or sounds, difficulty recognizing hunger or pain, or difficulty communicating or responding. Individuals with poor sensory discrimination may appear awkward in gross/fine motor abilities, fall to the side or backwards, not be able to gauge how much force they’re using, or be inattentive to people and objects in their environment. Autism includes SDD