Our bodies have an intrinsic ability to sense and position themselves in space, called proprioception. A set of sensory receptors in our joints and muscles shape the proprioceptive system, responsible for building full-body awareness. There are simple tests you can do to try this out, like stretching your arms out in front of you, eyes
in Autism Therapies and Treatments by Kelly Beins, BHSc, OTR/L