Interoception & Proprioception: What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
Neurodivergent Strategies for Late-Diagnosed Adults: The Div... by Regina McMenomy, PhD.
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Struggling to recognize when you’re hungry, tired, anxious—or even where your body is in space? You’re not alone. In this episode of Divergent Paths, Dr. Regina McMenomy and co-host Russ Catanach explore the often-overlooked sensory systems of interoception and proprioception—and why they’re especially important for neurodivergent folks.
We break down:
- What interoception and proprioception actually are
- Why body awareness feels harder for ADHDers and autistic people
- How these “hidden senses” impact emotional regulation, burnout, and self-care
- Personal stories of missed signals, sensory conf ...
Keywords
nervous system regulationneurodivergent burnoutemotional regulationinteroceptionproprioceptionneurodivergent body awarenesssensory processingADHD and interoceptionautism and proprioceptionautism and interoceptionadhd and proprioception