1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 You've talked to 10 therapists. Tried 20 strategies. And your child still goes from calm to crisis in 30 seconds - for reasons no-one understands. Understanding a body requires that we understand the sensory information coming in. And Dr. Dana Johnson - OT, PhD, and founder of the Spellers Center - tells us that there are not 5 but 8 senses. Dana joins Non Linear Learning for the 3rd time to talk about interoception: the eighth sense, the one almost nobody gets taught, and the one that might explain what's been happening in front of you all along. Listen along to learn: Why your child's meltdown appears so sudden Why self-injury can be the body trying to feel itself, not defiance Why &quot;tell me how you feel&quot; is an impossible question for someone who's never reliably felt anything to name Why professionals push back on all of this — and what actually shifts a paradigm 🔗 Dana's YouTube: The Autism Plus Apraxia Doctor 🔗 Dana's Substack Did you know - you can now have Dr. Vaish Sarathy's teaching and personalized training in your pocket - Sign up for the Non Linear Learning Personalized Coach at www.studio.com/vaish Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners https://www.drvaishsarathy.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41916070/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/41916070