Interoception

By Kelly Mahler,

Book cover of Interoception: The Eighth Sensory System

Book description

Many people take it for granted, but one of the most important skills we have is being able to understand signals from our body. How you know if you're hungry, thirsty, tired, etc. are key abilities to live a healthy life.

These are also skills that those with autism spectrum…

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1 author picked Interoception as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

We have more than five senses. The sixth, seventh and eighth are the vestibular sense, the proprioceptive sense, and the interoceptive sense. Interoception allows us to sense our internal organs and experience "gut" feelings including hunger, satiety, thirst, itch, pain, temperature, nausea, the need to urinate and defecate, and sexual arousal. This book provides practical solutions for improving self-regulation, self-awareness and social understanding.

From Carol's list on sensory processing differences.

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