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SPD and Droning Noise

June 11, 2013 Eileen Parker 1

I have been around the hum and buzz of droning engines since I was a child, and I love it because it relaxes me. Pictured is our Harley trike where [continue reading…]

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SPD–The Trouble With Trebles

February 26, 2013 Eileen Parker 4

The screech of garbage trucks.  The squeal of little children screaming. Those hurt. It feels like a scream in my brain that I can’t escape.  Hearing the sound once makes [continue reading…]

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Aspie Heaven in a Hammock

May 16, 2012 Eileen Parker 2

  C’est moi in my hammock with my weighted blanket on.  Who would have thought that such a simple thing could have such an effect on my brain? My occupational [continue reading…]

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SPD and Aural Stimuli–a Heighted Stress Response?

March 7, 2012 Eileen Parker 0

Could my flight response to aural stimuli be exaggerated by my sensory processing disorder (SPD)? The question was prompted by a tidbit I ready in Psychology Today:  “…aural assault raises [continue reading…]

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Sensory Processing Disorder SPD and Showers

March 23, 2011 Eileen Parker 5

  A mother with a child who has SPD called the other day about a weighted blanket for her son.  She was explaining her son’s difficulty, and I told her [continue reading…]

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