Hypersensitivity Disorder: Emotions, Senses & ADHD

The Key to ADHD Emotional Regulation? Cultivating Gratitude, Pride & Compassion

We can’t (and shouldn’t) protect our children from every stressor that may overwhelm them, but we can...

Sensory issues limit daily life for many kids with ADHD. Here, ADDitude readers tell us how they...

Sensory overload hits ADHD brains often — and hard. For those with sensory processing sensitivities,...

Is overstimulation a facet of daily life? Do you experience emotions and physical sensations...

In ADDitude's ADHD Experts Podcast episode 148, Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., offers practical coping...

Sensory processing sensitivity is a trait that explains why up to 30 percent of people experience...

Is your child sensitive to loud noises? Bright lights? Physical contact? Learn about effective...

Children with sensory processing disorder may bristle and bolt at loud noises, pick their skin, and...

The sensory onslaught of New York City was unnerving and unsettling at the onset of my college...

Why does ADHD bring sleep problems? The ADHD brain is hypersensitive to external stimuli. This is...

A naturalist with ADD uses her fine-tuned emotions to succeed in the workplace...

One in five individuals is a “highly sensitive person” (HSP). Hypersensitivity commonly occurs with...

ADHD seems to exacerbate and exaggerate everything — especially our senses. If you taste, smell, or...

Ricochet's special needs with sound and crowds have him running in the opposite...

A recent study has found a positive correlation between an individual's sensitivity to sound and his...