Fact checks

Claims you will actually run into — from clinics, from forums, from well-meaning relatives — checked against the evidence. Including the ones where the honest answer is that nobody knows yet.

• SensoryThis is misleadingTier 2 · Research evidence

  “CBT is the best therapy for high sound sensitivity”

  CBT has the best evidence for sound sensitivity only because it is the one treatment properly tested, and never in autistic children.

  18 August 2026 · 5 readsSee verdict →
• SensoryThis is nuancedTier 4 · Professional guidance

  “We shouldn't do brushing in OT to kids with epilepsy and seizure history”

  A few kinds of epilepsy can be set off by touch, so whether brushing is right depends on the child's seizures, not a blanket rule.

  3 July 2026 · 9 readsSee verdict →