Why is sensory integration disorder not listed in the ICD-9 diagnostic manual?
My physician is unable to find it. Most of the individual components of SPD can be identified within the ICD-9, but there is not yet a set of listings that encompass the family of sensory processing/integration disorders. (However, there is a procedural code for sensory integration treatment in the CPT manual.) However, there is currently a Sensory Processing Disorders Study Group comprised of some of the nation’s top neuroscientists, occupational therapy researchers, neuropsychologists, and pediatric psychiatrists, who have gathered pertinent research, are writing terms and definitions, and are now submitting these documents to the AMA committee for inclusion in both the ICD-9 or 10 AND the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (used in mental health.) Top genetic researchers at Harvard and other institutions have identified the gene likely responsible for sensory over-reactivity. This monumental effort shows signs of potential success, and will be a major breakthrough for children with S
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