Researchers gather in Boston to present latest findings on Sensory Processing Disorder

Feb. 29, 2012 - PRLog -- Denver, CO – The Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Foundation will present its 14th International Symposium and Parent Workshop and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the SPD Scientific Work Group at the University of Massachusetts Campus Center in Boston on March 16-18, 2012.

The SPD Foundation is proud to bring its 14th International Symposium and Parent Workshop to Boston. The Symposium will feature reports from leaders in the SPD field, including a presentation by Executive Director Dr. Lucy Jane Miller on highlights from the SPD Scientific Work Group’s astounding decade of SPD therapy and research. Other noted speakers include keynote Dr. Alice Carter on family and social dynamics surrounding school-age children with SPD, and Dr. Margaret Bauman on developments in understanding the neuroanotomical components of SPD.

“The symposiums hosted by the SPD Foundation are a wonderful bridge between current research and effective relationship-based treatment for kids with SPD. As a service provider, I consistently find the symposiums invaluable! Highly recommend!” Christine Gaharan, OTR/L, Kid Sensations Pediatric OT.

Symposium agenda and registration is available at http://www.spdfoundation.net/boston2012. Occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, educators, research scientists, psychologists, physicians, parents and others interested in SPD are welcome to attend. Registration includes a wine and cheese reception featuring comedy legend and SPD Foundation supporter, Sarge. Attendee guests and members of the public can purchase tickets for the comedy event for only $25 at the symposium registration site.

The SPD Foundation is a world leader in research, education, and advocacy for Sensory Processing Disorder, a neurological condition that disrupts the daily lives of many children and adults. SPDF has been providing hope and help to individuals and families living with SPD since 1979. Founder and Executive Director Dr. Lucy Jane Miller has received the Award of Merit from the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian award for her three decades of work on behalf of children with Sensory Processing Disorder.

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The SPD Foundation is a world leader in research, education, and advocacy for Sensory Processing Disorder, a condition that disrupts the daily lives of many children and adults. SPDF provides hope and help to individuals and families living with SPD.