Sensory Processing Disorder
For children and adults with Sensory Processing Disorder, the world can feel turned up too loud, and that includes temperature. SPD affects how the brain receives and interprets signals from the body's senses, including the internal sense known as interoception, which governs awareness of hunger, thirst, pain, and body temperature. When interoception is disrupted, a person may not accurately sense that they are becoming dangerously overheated, or they may experience heat as overwhelming and immediately distressing long before others around them feel uncomfortable.
For caregivers, this creates a real challenge: you often cannot wait for a child to tell you they are too hot, because by the time the behavior changes, the body is already struggling. Managing temperature proactively is one of the most effective tools in an SPD care toolkit.
Polar Products cooling vests, wraps, and accessories make it easy to keep body temperature in a comfortable range throughout the day, whether at school, during therapy sessions, or outdoors. Lightweight and available in sizes for both children and adults, our cooling products work quietly in the background so the people you care for can focus on the world around them, not the heat inside them.
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