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The SENSOR project, funded by the Wellcome Trust, aims to investigate the development of children’s processing of and response to everyday sensory experiences such as seeing, hearing, and touching. For example, why some children behave differently in response to everyday visual, tactile, and auditory sensory input, such as hating the feeling of a clothing label on their jumper or being very sensitive to bright lights. Long term, we hope this will guide how to best support children with sensory-related difficulties, which may be particularly relevant to autistic children and children with ADHD. Taking part involves completing some online surveys and visiting us at the Toddlerlab at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, in London, where we will do lots of different cognitive and neuroimaging assessments with your child, including some using virtual reality technology! We currently looking for three-year-olds and their families to participate. Please email cbcd-sensor-study@bbk.ac.uk to learn more or show interest in taking part.
