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	Podcast:		UC Science Today
	Episode:		A study sheds new light on a neurodevelopmental disorder in kids
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:01:02
	Publish Date:		2016-02-16 00:00:00
	Description:		Kids who struggle with processing certain sounds and tactile sensations may have sensory processing disorder, or SPD. While the condition is not as well-known as other neurodevelopmental disorders, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have found measurable neurological differences in the brains of kids with SPD and those of typically developing children. Child neurologist Elysa Marco says their work was the largest imaging study ever done in children with SPD and the first to compare brain wiring. "I think the big issue is that with SPD being sort of the new kid on the block, it is very difficult to get big-ticket support for it. And so we’re hoping to try and get more national support for the work that we’re doing and other labs are doing around the country, to makes sure that it’s targeted not just to understanding the underlying brain-based differences, but the treatments that might be able to make a difference for our kids’ lives."
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