By Roni on February 17th, 2025
Many children with ASD experience difficulties with the ability to sense internal body signals like hunger and fullness, also known as interoception. This can lead to challenges with eating, ranging from under-eating to overeating, due to lack of recognition of hunger or fullness. Research suggests that differences in brain structure and sensory processing in individuals with ASD may affect how internal signals—like hunger, fullness, or even emotional cues—are perceived. Essentially, the brain regions responsible for picking up these internal signals […]
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