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Did you know that you can: see a single candle from 30 miles away on a clear night? Hear the tick of a watch from six metres away in total quiet? Taste one teaspoon of sugar in nine litres of water? Sensory processing describes the way we receive and interpret the incoming stimuli to our body's seven sensory structures: Proprioception (position), vestibular (movement and balance), touch (tactile), sight (visual), hearing (auditory), smell (offactory) and taste (gustatory). These sturctures work together to help us to interpret all the different snesory stimuli we receive each day. This book explains how the sensory system works to help us interact appropriately with a seemingly chaotic world of sounds, smells and sights. It demonstrates how some of the unusual behaviours seen in children and young people, such as rocking spinning and flapping, may have a sensory origin. It provides some explanation as to why pupils can be inattentive and have poor concentration and suggests resources, strategies and interventions to support those whose sensory differences impact on their ability to learn. -- Publisher.