24 Hours in a Sensory Deprivation Tank

Anxiety, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Autism, and other chronic health challenges often indicate deeper imbalances in the autonomic nervous system, where a child’s nervous system may be either “stuck on stress” in a heightened state (sympathetic) or “stuck off” in a shut-down exhausted state (parasympathetic). When heightened, the nervous system triggers the “fight or flight” response, resulting in high stress, hyperactivity, or sensory sensitivity. Conversely, in a shut-down state,