Journal of Educational & Psychological Research(JEPR)

Independent Scholar, New Zealand

Publications

• Review Article   
  The Body That Thinks: Sensory Processing, Autonomic Dysregulation, and the Embodied Experience of Level 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder
  Author(s): Bruce H Knox*
  
  Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is typically conceptualised as a cognitive and behavioural condition; however, emerging evidence and lived experience suggest that it is fundamentally embodied. This paper integrates clinical literature with detailed lived experience to examine the sensory, autonomic, and emotional dimensions of Level 1 ASD. The findings demonstrate that sensory amplification and autonomic dysregulation are central to the experience of overwhelm, shaping cognition, emotional regulation, and functional capacity. A model of embodied cascade is presented, illustrating how environmental stimuli trigger physiological responses that subsequently influence cognitive and behavioural outcomes. The paper argues for a shift toward integrative clinical frameworks that recognise ASD as a whole-body condition, requiring coordinated cognitive, emotional, and physiological interventions.. Read More»
  

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