Neuroinflammation, Dysautonomia and Sensory Processing Disorders.

This book proposes an integrative and mechanistic model to understand Sensory Processing Regulation Disorders as a systemic expression of neurobiological dysregulation, beyond the classical approaches focused exclusively on sensory integration. From the framework of Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology, the roles of chronic low-grade neuroinflammation, dysautonomia, excitation-inhibition imbalance, microglia, the gut-brain-microbiota axis, and neuroendocrine stress programming in the genesis of sensory phenotypes are discussed in an articulate manner.The text integrates clinical, experimental and translational evidence to explain hyperresponsiveness, hyporesponsiveness and sensory seeking as dynamic manifestations of the same pathophysiological core. It also proposes verifiable hypotheses, functional biomarkers and therapeutic projections oriented to research, clinical practice and academic training.This work is aimed at health professionals, researchers, teachers and students interested in a deep, systemic and updated understanding of neurodevelopment and sensory regulation in ASD.