In 1997, psychologist Elaine Aron introduced the Highly Sensitive Person Scale, which has been used to measure a trait called sensory-processing sensitivity. Aron categorized people with high ...

A recent study—authored by Van Reyn et al., and published in the August 2023 issue of Social Psychological and Personality Science—examined whether highly sensitive people are affected more strongly ...

Highly sensitive people (HSPs), people with sensory processing sensitivity, are characterized by heightened emotional sensitivity and increased reactivity to both external and internal stimuli.

Highly sensitive people move through the world like emotional tuning forks—picking up on subtleties most others miss, feeling deeply, and reacting to things others barely register. But to the outside ...

Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) can feel like a rollercoaster ride. HSPs experience their surroundings more intensely, ...

Sensitivity to sound, light and touch affect neurodivergent people differently. Here are the strategies and tech products I use to help me function. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience ...

If you find yourself wiping away tears during the opening minutes of "The Impossible" or flinching at loud restaurant music, you’re not overreacting. You might be what psychologists call a highly ...

If you've ever found yourself wincing at sounds no one else seems to hear or feeling completely drained after a trip to the grocery store, you might be what experts call a "highly sensitive person." ...

My 8-year-old daughter hates sand in her shoes, but loves to play in the sand. She doesn’t like very loud environments, but enjoys thrill rides at amusement parks. She gets uncomfortable when the ...