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  Sensory Processing Disorder means that a child understands and evaluates information from the senses in a different way. It is a neurological disorder that affects all seven senses: proprioception, vestibular, hearing, vision, physical, auditory, and gustatory. Every child usually has few senses that are more affected than others. Just to clarify, Sensory Processing South Africa Disorder is not a dysfunction at the site of sense, for example, burst eardrum causing hearing loss. Instead, it is a disturbance in the processing of information in the nervous system as it reaches the brain. Some children are affected by the gustatory and tactile senses, which has a big impact on eating. Certain compositions or tastes can be very uncomfortable/difficult for their brain to process. However, there are different ways to manage this so your child can still eat a variety of textures and tastes. Suggestions: Give the child an ice block before trying new food, as the ice will paralyze the mouth f