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CLINICAL ATLAS · AREA 10

Behavior / sensory

Open the exact information count, clinical terms, source boundaries, and next measurement for this area. Counts describe information availability—not prevalence.

HOW TO READ THE COUNTSOne key applies to all 15 areas.Each area places all 63 connected people into one mutually exclusive category. These groups describe the information available; they are not prevalence estimates.

A finding is reported
At least one feature is reported, without an explicitly normal or uncertain item in the same area.
A finding plus normal or uncertain information
A reported feature appears alongside an explicitly normal result or an unresolved observation.
Only explicitly normal results
The available information records a normal or negative result without a reported feature in the area.
Only uncertain information
An observation remains unresolved and no confirmed feature is recorded in the area.
Area not addressed
The available information does not answer this broad area; this is not a negative result.
AREA 10 / 15Neurocognitive & state · Behavior, sensory & communication context

Information available for Behavior / sensory

Is behavior being interpreted without its physiological context?

Sensory seeking or avoidance, overload, shutdown, anxiety, regulation, transitions, pain response, interoception, and the context surrounding functional change.

Primary chapter · Neurobehavioral & mental health →
Information available
49 / 63
Original source documents available
14
Area not addressed
14 / 63
Counts for this area
Behavior / sensory: mutually exclusive information groups for all 63 connected people, using the shared key above.
What is recordedPeople
A finding is reported37
A finding plus normal or uncertain information12
Only explicitly normal results0
Only uncertain information0
Area not addressed14
Total people63

49 with information + 14 not addressed = 63. For 14 people, at least one item in this area is supported by an original clinical or laboratory source addressing the area.

WHAT THE INFORMATION SHOWS

Regulation, sensory response, anxiety, shutdown, overload, atypical pain signaling, and task demand are often documented alongside changes in physiology or access to communication.

HOW TO READ IT

Observable behavior is an output. Intent, psychiatric meaning, sensory function, communication mismatch, pain, and medical burden should not be assumed to be interchangeable.

NEXT MEASUREMENT

Describe the event first, then record antecedent physiology, communication access, environment, duration, support response, and recovery before assigning a label.

Clinical terms found in the available information

Sensory processing

  • sound, touch, texture, temperature, or oral sensitivity
  • sensory seeking and deep-pressure needs
  • repetitive movement used for regulation
  • low or amplified pain response
  • interoceptive and body-state differences

Regulation & context

  • overload, freezing, or shutdown
  • anxiety, OCD-like rigidity, or mood symptoms
  • transition and routine dependence
  • environment- or task-specific performance
  • communication mismatch and delayed response

Change over time

  • head banging, aggression, or other behavior that improved
  • new fear or sensory response
  • illness-, sleep-, bowel-, pain-, or medication-linked change
  • school versus home differences
  • recovery, recurrence, and a new baseline
Where the information comes from and what it cannot show

WHERE THIS INFORMATION CAME FROM

  • structured history
  • school records
  • OT assessment
  • timing notes
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