Is Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) a real diagnosis?
At this time, it is a “working” diagnosis which means the symptoms of poor sensory processing are being worked on during intervention such as by an occupational or physical therapist. If more research is deemed credible before 2010, then it may soon be added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V), which is a book that classifies official mental health diagnoses for physicians and third-party payers (insurance, medicaid, etc). Whether SPD is included in the DSM-V or not, it can be a real problem for the children and family members to deal with.
